Dissertation (MA Development Studies)The central focus of this study is to understand the way the local communities involve in the management of mangrove forest. It considers Bwejuu village in Zanzibar as a case study. The study used questionnaires schedules and interviews guides as tool of collecting data from the respondents concerned. Purposive sampling and the simple random techniques were resorted to whereby samples of almost 80 respondents were used to represent the total population of the universe. The study revealed that mangrove forest in Bwejuu village was not so good and attractive because of the lack of employment opportunity that force local community to engage in mangrove cutting as an alternative way of getting employment. The study further revealed that although Bwejuu village initiated association to manage mangrove forest but lack of environmental awareness, minimal comprehensive management, shortage of government support and low poverty level are some of the challenges coming in the way of implementation of the management of mangrove. In addition to that poor planning, poor implementation and poor monitoring system mangrove management are totally mismanaged. Hence, the study recommends that government through Department of Commercial Crops and Fruits and other internal and external organization dealing with environmental conservation and management should educate the local community surrounded with natural resources about the positive impacts and benefits of conservation of mangrove and its subsequent impacts on our environment.