We structured the desk review around the following four selected thematic areas: (1) Sustainable forest management and forest conditions; (2) Relation and development of the formal and informal forest sector; (3) Jobs and employment; and (4) Governance, law enforcement and compliance. The first three themes were pre-selected during discussions with FLEGT FAO-EFI, and the last theme was selected after having received the highest level of interest from sector experts during the “Thematic Area Survey”. This survey also informed the creation of sub-themes within each theme.
The online survey was also an opportunity to receive further recommended reading related to the VPA process in Cameroon, which, along with those received from FLEGT FAO-EFI and found through research, were read and then analyzed using NVivo software.