Chapter 1. Book Overview
Chapter 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
Chapter 3. Wetlands status within the SGR footprint from Dar es Salaam to Makutupora Dodoma
Chapter 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
Chapter 5. Arthropod assemblages of Pugu-Kazimzumbwi Nature Forest and Ruvu South Forest Reserves, Tanzania
Chapter 6. Macroinvertebrate and Fish Assemblages as Indicators of Wetland Modification within the SGR Footprint
Chapter 7. Herpetofauna within the Standard Gauge Railway Footprint from Dar es Salaam to Makutupora, Dodoma, Tanzania
Chapter 8. The Avifauna of Pugu Hills and Ruvu South Coastal Forests amidst Railway Development
Chapter 9. Ecological Status of Galagos in Pugu Nature and Ruvu South Forest Reserves
Chapter 10. Bats of Pugu-Kazimzumbwi and Ruvu South Forests, Tanzania
Chapter 11. Wildlife Conservation Implications of Large Mammals along Standard Gauge Railway from Dar Es Salaam to Isaka-Kahama, Tanzania
Chapter 12. Prospects on biodiversity along the Standard Gauge Railway, Dar es Salaam to Makutupora, Dodoma, Tanzania

Dr Catherine A. Masao is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Quality Assurance for Research, Publications & Innovations of the UDSM. She has a PhD in Nature Conservation from Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in a sandwich with Oslo University in Norway since 2012, and an MSc. in Conservation Biology from Kent University, Canterbury, UK in 2004. Dr Masao undertook her Post-doctoral Research on the 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. Dr C.A. Masao has also been a Lead Author of the Africa Chapter in the IPCC WG2AR6 Report. Dr C.A. Masao also did long-term research on Afro-alpine Sky Islands: Genetic Versus Taxonomic Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation and implications of Climate Change, which was conducted on the high mountains of eastern Africa, funded by NUFU.

Prof. Joel Nobert is Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam. He is trained at the University of Dar es Salaam and Yokohama National University, Japan, and has specialised in hydrology and Water Resources Management. He is currently leading the team in the development of the Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Plan (IWRMDP) for the 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 a water resources expert. He is also working with the Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) as a hydrologist for the ongoing project under the Ministry of Development of prediction tools for flood forecasting early warning (FFEWS).

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