Kaolack is similar to the Agricultural Expansion Region. Yet, its remoteness from Senegal's compactly populated agricultural region, and the majority of lateritic plateaus have spared the area from the anthropogenic pressures of the western regions. This region has turned into Senegal's principal source for fuel-wood, mostly in the form of charcoal.

This region is similar to the areas of agricultural expansion, except that it is farther from the heavily populated Groundnut Basin and lateritic plateaus are common.

The region is an important source for fuel wood, mainly in the form of charcoal. Typically, charcoal producers come through an area and reduce woody cover by half. The region’s eastern margin remains largely unaffected with the growing appetite for fuel wood; it is an area at risk.