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This practice-based research challenges how designers can explore new concepts related to the sustainable development of ecosystems from more-than-human perspectives. The research proposal is based on the central principle of facilitating human creativity in addressing sustainable development while supporting a paradigm shift toward incorporating ecosystem inhabitants (plants, animals, and the environment in a broader sense) as equal actors with their own specific needs. Through such a lens, a methodology for "non-human centered" sustainable (and creative) development will be developed, enabling a deeper understanding of connecting humans with their specific ecosystems in the past, present, and future. The intended outcome of this methodology will encourage the development of platforms and services that bring together human and non-human actors, allowing them to act as equal partners in the preservation and development of ecosystems and their associated narratives.