Aelis Spiller

McGill University
M.Sc. candidate

Supervisor: Lars Lonsmann Iversen
Start: 2024-09-01

Project

Impact of sand mining on freshwater river systems in Rwanda.
The proposed research of this Masters focuses on the ecological impacts of riverine, artisanal sand mining in Rwanda. Sand mining alters fluvial morphology and hydrology. I will examine the impacts of these landscape changes on biodiversity in impacted Rwandan river valleys.