Abstract
This article reveals factors that need to be considered by facilitating institutions and organisations prior to adoption of scientific indicators in community-based monitoring of mangrove ecosystems; as a necessary route towards achieving effective participation and meaningful experiential learning processes. It employs an Experiential Learning Intervention Workshop (ELIW) as a key methodological tool and a useful space for analysing conditions that are necessary for adoption of scientific frameworks in the Tanzanian coastal area. ELIW also offers an opportunity for local people to share knowledge and decide the kind of input required for monitoring mangroves and fisheries.