Still, almost 90 percent of the population depends on subsistence agriculture and even urban dwellers maintain strong links with the rural sector. Land clearing, fuelwood cutting, and grazing place an increasing burden on the savanna's limited vegetation resources and its regenerative capacity. Firewood collection is the most serious problem, with per capita consumption about 1 cubic meter per year. The total deforestation rate is almost 2 percent per annum. Wildlife resources have not been well documented, and several important sites of biological diversity are inadequately protected.
Many species are in danger of extinction.