Biodiversity and Conservation Along an East African Railway

1. Book Overview--Catherine Aloyce Masao, Joel Nobert and Flora John Magige
2. Effects of Standard Gauge Railway development on biodiversity and forest conservation: The case study of Pugu Nature Forest Reserve and Ruvu South Forest Reserve in Tanzania--Elikana John, S. Zainabu Bungwa, R. Juma Mwangi and Dos Santos Silayo
3. Wetlands status within the SGR footprint from Dar es Salaam to Makutupora Dodoma--Edmond Alavaisha, Heriel Moshy, Wilrik Ngalasoni, Jasson John and Joel Nobert
4. Floristic structure, Composition, Diversity and Anthropogenic Pressure: The Implications on the Management of Biodiversity along the SGR Segment in Pugu and Ruvu Forest Reserves, Tanzania--Heriel Moshy and Henry Ndangalasi
5. Arthropod assemblages of Pugu-Kazimzumbwi Nature Forest and Ruvu South Forest Reserves, Tanzania--Philbert Anitha Byabato and Alberto Bruno Nyundo
6. Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages as Indicators of Wetland Modification within the SGR Footprint--Edmond Alavaisha
7. Herpetofauna within the Standard Gauge Railway Footprint from Dar es Salaam to Makutupora, Dodoma, Tanzania--Wilrik Ngalasoni
8. The Avifauna of Pugu Hills and Ruvu South Coastal Forests amidst Railway Development--Jasson John
9. Ecological Status of Galagos in Pugu Nature and Ruvu South Forest Reserves--Julius Mohamed Kibaja, Athumani Fatina Mturi and Flora John Magige, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
10. Bats of Pugu-Kazimzumbwi and Ruvu South Forests, Tanzania--Chacha Werema
11. Wildlife Conservation Implications of Large Mammals along Standard Gauge Railway from Dar Es Salaam to Isaka–Kahama, Tanzania--Deusdedith Fidelis, Catherine Aloyce Masao, Felix A. Shayo and N A Mbwambo
12. Prospects on biodiversity along the Standard Gauge Railway, Dar es Salaam to Makutupora, Dodoma, Tanzania--Catherine Aloyce Masao, Joel Nobert and Flora John Magige

Catherine Aloyce Masao

Dr. Catherine A. Masao is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Quality Assurance for Research, Publications and Innovations of the UDSM. She has a PhD in Nature Conservation from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in sandwich with Oslo University in Norway since 2012, and a MSc. in Conservation Biology from Kent university, Canterbury, UK in 2004. Dr. Masao undertook her Post-doctoral Research on Scientific foundations of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNF in collaboration with the German Research Foundation (2018/2019). Dr. Masao is also a TRC's Advisor for Biodiversity Action Plan Implementation along the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es salaam to Mwanza since 2020. She has also been a Lead Author of the Africa Chapter in the IPCC WG2AR6 Report, and did long-term research on Afro-alpine Sky Islands: Genetic Versus Taxonomic Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation and Implications of Climate Change that was conducted on high mountains of eastern Africa funded by NUFU.

Joel Nobert

Joel Nobert is Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam. He trained at the University of Dar es Salaam and Yokohama National University, Japan, and has specialized in hydrology and Water Resources Management. He is currently leading the team in the development of Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Plan (IWRMDP) for Lake Victoria basin. He is the hydrologist with the team doing the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project as water resources expert. He is also working with Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) as hydrologist for the ongoing project under the Ministry on Development of prediction tools for flood forecasting early warning (FFEWS).

Flora John Magige

Professor Magige received a BSc degree from the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania, in 2000, and later MSc. and Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from the UDSM and NTNU, Norway in 2003 and 2008, respectively. In 2006, she joined the UDSM as Assistant Lecturer, and is now an Associate Professor since 2020. She has been engaged in teaching, conducting research, and supervising both Undergraduate and Postgraduates students. She has published several articles in reputable journals and is a member of research advisory committees. She is currently the Principal of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, UDSM.