Coastal forests offer many products and services of socio-economic, biodiversity and ecological importance locally and in regional context, but such benefits are threatened by human activities. The objective of this research was to investigate the impact of human disturbances on forest stand parameters,woody species diversity and forest cover change in Tong omba Coastal Forest, Tanzania. The findings indicate that the basal area and volume in year 2008 were relatively lower as compared to 2005 but the difference was insignificant. The results between two strata showed that disturbed stratum...