Understanding local people's socio-economic values of wetlands and traditional mechanisms of managing natural resources forms the basis of conserving them.In order to sustainably manage wetland resources in Kisii highlands, this work set to document values, threats and traditional strategies of managing wetland ecosystems. The target communities are the people residing proximate to the wetlands. The values of wetlands will form the basis for conservation and how local people will be an integral part in the conservation of the wetlands.