The livelihood of most people in developing world depend on woodfuel, crop residues and animal dung rather than coal, oil or nuclear for their energy needs (United Nations Development Programme et al, 2000). The contribution of forests to woodfuel supply is essential and will remain so for the foreseeable future (FAO, 2010). However, little has been done on the socio-economic determinants of woodfuel extraction from global forests and particularly gazetted forests. This paper studied socio-economic determinants of woodfuel extraction from gazetted forests of Koibatek Forest Zone, Mau Forest Complex, Kenya.
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