Diego Juffe Bignoli

Keywords conservation development corridor frontier highway impact assessment land colonization logging rainforest Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Goosem, M. Fragmentation impacts caused by roads through rainforests Curr. Sci. 2007; 93:1587-1595 2. Laurance, W.F. ∙ Camargo, J.L.C. ∙ Fearnside, P.M. ... An Amazonian rainforest and its fragments as a laboratory of global change Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc. 2018; 93:223-247 3. Nepstad, D. ∙ Carvalho, G.

Abstract Freshwater ecosystems are highly biodiverse1 and important for livelihoods and economic development2, but are under substantial stress3. To date, comprehensive global assessments of extinction risk have not included any speciose groups primarily living in freshwaters.

Monday, August 30, 2021 The SGR across Mbagathi river in Kitengela. It has been subjected to an environmental impact assessment to minimise social and ecological impacts. Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group By Tobias Nyumba & Diego Juffe Bignoli What you need to know: Construction of the SGR has disturbed natural water flows causing unexpected flooding, water pollution and channeling of surface runoffs.