The core areas of research by ECFF:

• Patterns in plant biodiversity and conservation areas planning Analysis of institutions and forest condition
• Genetic variability of wild and cultivated coffee, and in situ/ on farm conservation planning
• Impacts of climate change on montane forests and coffee
• Role of sustainable forest management for climate change mitigation
• Impacts different coffee processing methods on the environment
• Degraded forest areas rehabilitation methods
• Community based ecotourism and institutional arrangement
• Ecosystem services of forest areas
• Causes of marginality and extreme poverty