In Java, a women's collective is helping save gibbons through forest-inspired textiles
- Posted on June 2, 2026
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In Java, a women's collective is helping save gibbons through forest-inspired textiles
By Falahi Mubarok BOGOR, Indonesia — In a village bordering Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park on the Indonesian island of Java, local people browse a row of fabrics carrying impressions of plants and the silhouette of the forest’s silvery gibbon. They are made by the women-led Ambu Halimun collective, whose name translates to “mothers of Halimun” ...