Representations of Human and More-Than-human Characters: Human-Nature Relationships in Biodiversity Databases Through a Narrative Lens

Helen Verploegen, Roel J. H, Riyan J. G, van den Born, Institute for Science in Society, Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Open Universiteit, The Netherlands, Radboud Institute for Culture and History, Radboud University

World Future Review

Published online on April 13, 2026

Abstract

World Futures Review, Ahead of Print.
Over the last years, new media have emerged to share knowledge of and experiences with nature online. Most prominently, participatory digital platforms for observations of flora and fauna. Such platforms are citizen science endeavours, forming databases ...