The study aimed at increased sand mining and wetlands sustainability around lwera wetland in lwera village, Kalungu district and it was guided by the following objectives; To determine the contributions of sand mining to the livelihoods of local residents and surrounding communities around lwera village, to find out the implications of sand mining on the existence of wetlands around Lwera and neighboring communities and to identify the different awareness used by local people to protect Lwera wetland despite increased approach to wetland. The target population of the study was 50 respondents of which 40 were sand miners in Lwera area, 5 local authorities from the district and 5 officials from the environmental office. The sample was drawn from residents operating and living in and around Lwera wetland. Other persons to be interviewed are Kalungu district local government officials from the natural resources department. From the findings, the R value of 0.843 indicated a high degree of correlation between sand mining and its impact. Around 84.3% of the variations in impact can be explained by sand mining. The R square value of 0.710 suggested that approximately 71% of the total variations in the dependent variable (impact) was explained by the independent variable (sand mining). The adjusted R square value of 0.707 supported the high predictive accuracy of the model. The standard error of estimate (0.27958) indicated a low error in prediction by the model. The unstandardized regression coefficient B value for sand mining was 0.209247. This meant that for every 1 unit increased in sand mining, its impact increases by 0.209247 units on an average. Upon the recommendations, strict laws should be put and implemented to control the encroachment of wetlands especially to those who carry out sand mining using non recommended methods such as open cast mining.