Christina Trujillo Frede | ISOE Institute for Social-Ecological Research

Christina Trujillo Frede has been a research scientist in the “Biodiversity and Society” research field at ISOE since June 2023. She studied sociology with a focus on knowledge, technology and the environment at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and the University of Mannheim. She also completed the Gender Studies certificate program at the Cornelia Goethe Centrum at Goethe University. She specializes in the sociological analysis of human-nature relationships, socio-ecological systems, immaterial NCPs (Nature's Contributions to People) and values of nature.

Upcoming Event

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BE20 – Emerging Topics in Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research

DFG – Biodiversity Exploratories, Berlin

Christina Trujillo Frede: „From Societal Trends to Future Landscapes: Participatory Scenarios and Ecosystem Service Implications in Germany“

biodiversity-exploratories

Focus of research

Protection and use of biodiversity
Ecosystem services
Inter- and transdisciplinary research processes

Publications

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Trujillo Frede, Christina, Ina Danquah, Thomas Friedrich, Albrecht Jahn, Ilona Leyer, Marion Mehring, Eva Mosner, Diana Hummel (2025): The relevance of knowledge and use of medicinal plants for health and biodiversity: a perspective from Social Ecology. Discover Sustainability (6), 1007. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01978-0
Peter, Sophie, Stefanie Stoller, Christina Trujillo Frede, Gustav Glock Brown, Diana Hummel, Sarah Nieß, Laura Trost, Marion Mehring (2025): Trendanalysen gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen als indirekte Treiber des Biodiversitätsverlusts in deutschen Kulturlandschaften. ISOE-Materialien Soziale Ökologie. Frankfurt am Main. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17911806

Current Publications

The relevance of knowledge and use of medicinal plants for health and biodiversity: a perspective from Social Ecology

Discover Sustainability

The relevance of knowledge and use of medicinal plants for health and biodiversity: a perspective from Social Ecology

Christina Trujillo Frede et al.

2025
Trendanalysen gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen als indirekte Treiber des Biodiversitätsverlusts in deutschen Kulturlandschaften

ISOE-Materialien Soziale Ökologie

Trendanalysen gesellschaftlicher Entwicklungen als indirekte Treiber des Biodiversitätsverlusts in deutschen Kulturlandschaften

Sophie Peter et al.

2025

Projects

Social-ecological research infrastructure for biodiversity exploratories

Biodiversity Land Use

Social-ecological research infrastructure for biodiversity exploratories

The project, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), is establishing a research infrastructure for social-ecological biodiversity research and developing a long-term monitoring system for social dynamics.
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SoCoDES – Social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services

Biodiversity

SoCoDES – Social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services

SoCoDES investigates socio-ecological dynamics in the Anthropocene and focuses in particular on interactions between biodiversity and social developments.
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NormA – Normative Conflicts in the Field of Biodiversity

Biodiversity

NormA – Normative Conflicts in the Field of Biodiversity

The research project examines normative conflicts that are emerging in the use of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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Biodiversity and Climate: Socio-ecological Biodiversity Research

Biodiversity

Biodiversity and Climate: Socio-ecological Biodiversity Research

In cooperation with the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), ISOE is investigating what reduced biodiversity means for the provision of ecosystem services to society.
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SoCuLa – Socio-cultural Drivers of Biodiversity Change in Germany

Biodiversity

SoCuLa – Socio-cultural Drivers of Biodiversity Change in Germany

The research project investigates the influence of social transformation processes on cultural landscapes and their biodiversity.
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SLInBio – Urban lifestyles and the valorization of biodiversity: dragonflies, grasshoppers, bumblebees and Co

Biodiversity

SLInBio – Urban lifestyles and the valorization of biodiversity: dragonflies, grasshoppers, bumblebees and Co

The SLInBio joint project investigates social-ecological interactions between lifestyles and everyday practices of city dwellers and urban insect diversity.
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MediPlanB – Effects of indigenous medicinal plants on health and biodiversity

Transformation Biodiversity

MediPlanB – Effects of indigenous medicinal plants on health and biodiversity

The project investigates the effects of greater plant diversity on human health and biodiversity, with a focus on the knowledge and use of medicinal plants.
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