📗 Libro en inglés BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION ALONG AN EAST AFRICAN RAILWAY

It is well known that infrastructure development projects can boost the economy and reduce the cost of trade in both developing and developed economies however infrastructure projects can also cause biodiversity loss This book is the result of an important biodiversity survey conducted along an East African railway in Tanzania The building of the railway still under construction has already led to habitat loss habitat degradation and landscape change which may have affected biodiversity The book includes recommendations to mitigate the effect of railway construction by protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services which could have major implications across Africa and other regions The area covered by the survey focuses on the Standard Gauge Railway SGR running through the Pugu and Ruvu South Forest Reserves towards Maktupora Dodoma plus data on large mammals through to Isaka Shinyanga The Pugu forests boast high biodiversity of both flora and fauna some of which are endemic to the area There are both plant and animal species that are of major conservation concern so there is urgent need to consolidate information to help formulate suitable conservation measures The data collected covers plants invertebrates amphibians birds and mammals for terrestri