Kitti Community Mobilization for Environmental Preservation (KICOMEP)
About Us
We are the Kitti Community Mobilization for Environmental Preservation (KICOMEP); a community-based environmental group committed to working together to educate, motivate, and incentivize communities toward an understanding of the importance of preserving trees and wetlands today and tomorrow through reforestation and wetland reclamation in seeking to secure our future.
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Our Mission
Working with individuals, communities, community leaders, and our partners to educate, motivate, and incentivize reforestation and wetland reclamation on local, national, and regional levels, to mitigate the impacts of deforestation and wetland encroachment on climate, destabilization of local weather patterns, and economies.
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Word From the President
They were foreigners, and knew little to nothing about the land and its occupants; they chose to call it The Dark Continent, ignoring the fact that through centuries it teemed and thrived with both animal and plant life. Thick forests and wide hard to navigate rivers and wetlands made the African continent hard to penetrate.
Mariam Kitti Namayinja, BBA
President & Founder © KICOMEP
What Makes Kitti Community Mobilization for Environmental Preservation Different?
Ecotourism Benefits
KICOMEP encourages involving people in practices that can attract tourists who are interested in experiencing natural beauty and wildlife. This can help to support local economies and provide…
Economic Benefits
We encourage Planting trees which can provide economic benefits to local communities through activities such as forestry, which involves growing trees alongside crops or livestock.
Soil conservation
We provide trees to communities to help prevent soil erosion by reducing the impact of rainfall and wind on the soil surface. This can help to preserve soil fertility and prevent the loss of topsoil.
House on Fire
Commercial Tree Planting
As humans, we exist, thrive, procreate, and survive in only one space in the entire universe. The planet Earth. Sadly, human activities are critically endangering our existence now, and much more our future existence on planet Earth. Through some of our reckless activities, we are setting our universal house, planet Earth on fire. Our activities are slow-cooking earth, making it dangerously warm. This trend is getting worse with each passing day. It’s urgent to urgently take mitigation actions.
The natural environment, especially trees and wetlands, which are crucial to balancing the earth’s ecosystems is chronically mismanaged, encroached on, and destroyed. Resultantly, our house is heating up beyond what it should be, and the northern and southern ice caps which control both sea levels and weather, are melting, resulting in rising sea levels.
Globally weather is exhibiting its extremes, with some places getting more rain and flooding, while others get less rain with the resultant draughts. Desertification is on the rise as well.
Global food supplies are disrupted, and famine is more frequent.
We, the Kitti Community Mobilization for Environmental Preservation (KICOMEP), in partnership with Greener Landscapes Inc (GRELASCA), urge you to join us in addressing environmental and climate concerns through the promotion of education, revitalization, and incentivization of local communities toward reforestation and restoration of wetlands.
We urge for a community effort in preserving, reclaiming, and reviving our forests and wetlands as we strive to reestablish a balance in our natural ecosystems to reduce and control the burning of our only home, planet Earth, thereby ensuring continued human survival on Earth. Each one of us can make a difference. Come let’s join hands.
Benefits of Trees and Wetlands to The Community
It’s Too Late
The mind gets to think “We have already gone too far. It’s too late to change anything”. Better is the guilt of trying and failing, than that of failing to try. The reality is that the time to act is today. It is further waiting to act that may prove detrimental. We aren’t yet falling over the cliff. Come let’s put our heads, hands, and feet together. We can do that.
Join Kitti Community Mobilization for Environmental Preservation to Change
Sustainable Agriculture
Communities can adopt sustainable agriculture practices that reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, promote soil conservation, and protect water resources.
Biodiversity Conservation
Communities can support the conservation of biodiversity by protecting endangered species, promoting habitat restoration, and reducing human impacts on natural ecosystems.
Renewable Energy
Communities can switch to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydro power to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate climate change.
Water conservation
Communities can adopt water conservation practices such as rainwater harvesting, water-efficient irrigation systems, and reducing water use in households and industries.
Waste management
Communities can implement waste management practices that reduce the amount of waste generated, increase recycling and composting, and ensure proper disposal of hazardous waste.
Education and Awareness
Educating community members about environmental issues and the importance of conservation can help to promote a culture of environmental stewardship and encourage sustainable practices.