Jakarta 'Gang Hijau' (Green Alley) Neighbourhood Gardens
Jakarta, Indonesia · Operator: Pemprov DKI Jakarta / RW & PKK warga (e.g. RW 16 Tomang)
Overview
The 'Gang Hijau' (Green Alley) movement greens and cultivates the narrow alleys of Jakarta's dense neighbourhoods. In areas like RW 16 Tomang, residents built nutrition gardens and a 'Hijau Lestari' sustainable-food zone. The programme grew from ~150 alleys to nearly 600 city-wide, with about 200 in North Jakarta.
Citizen participation
Neighbourhood units (RW/RT) and PKK women's groups green residential alleys (gang) and yards to grow vegetables, managed collectively in tandem with the Climate Village (Kampung Iklim) and sustainable-household-food (KRPL) programmes.
Operating model
Resident-led neighbourhood programme with provincial support; produce is mainly for self-consumption and neighbourhood sharing, combined with household composting.
Impact
Expanded green space and home gardens in a dense city, promoting composting and food self-sufficiency, and serving as a participatory environmental-improvement model under the Climate Village programme.
Land tenure
Uses public alley space and residents' plots under community and government agreement.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
Expanded from ~150 to nearly 600 green alleys city-wide; ~200 in North Jakarta alone
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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