Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Land degradation in Rwanda worsens due to rapid land use changes.

Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk
Evaluation of soil erosion and sediment yield spatio-temporal pattern during 1990–2019
Luc Cimusa Kulimushi, Abias Maniragaba, Pandurang Choudhari, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Johnson Uwemeye, Emmanuel Rushema, Sudhir Kumar Singh

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