Sustainable Tool Research Articles

A simple and green capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry method for therapeutic drug monitoring of colistin in clinical plasma samples

Colistin and other polymyxin antibiotics have become increasingly used in clinical settings as a result of treating multidrug-resistant infections in critically ill patients. The highly variable pharmacokinetics of colistin in these patients is accompanied by a high risk of toxicity or underdosing. An effective tool that allows rational optimization of the drug dosage regimen is therapeutic drug monitoring. Therefore, there is a need to dispose with appropriate, sensitive, and accurate analytical methods. Here, a simple, specific, and accurate on-line capillary electrophoresis – tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and applied for the first time to determine colistin in human plasma. Protein precipitation using acidified acetonitrile was the solitary procedure used to achieve sample pretreatment. A bare fused silica capillary was employed for the separation process, and the background electrolyte used was 50 mM formic acid (pH 2.54). The FDA's bioanalytical method validation guidelines were followed in the validation of the proposed method. For colistin A and colistin B, favorable performance and validation parameters were obtained (such as linearity, limit of detection, lower limit of quantitation, intra-day and inter-day precision, accuracy, and stability).The validated method was then effectively used to analyze real clinical samples taken from patients who were in critical condition. Our newly developed method is comparable with previously published liquid chromatography approaches and has the potential to be applied in the therapeutic monitoring of colistin in routine clinical laboratories. Moreover, according to the greenness assessment, the developed capillary electrophoresis – mass spectrometry method represents a very interesting green and sustainable tool in the field of bioanalysis.

Integrated Sustainable Product Design With Warranty and End-of-Use Considerations

Abstract The concept of integrated sustainable product design has recently emerged, aiming to incorporate downstream life cycle performance into the initial product design to enhance sustainability. Various sustainable product design tools based on life cycle assessment or quality function deployment have been established while the impact of reliability on circular practices has received limited attention. Recognizing the critical role of product reliability in post-design performance, this paper develops a product design optimization model that considers the warranty performance and the effect of end-of-use options. The model takes into account the effect of uncertain operating conditions on product reliability. Two optimization goals including the minimization of expected unit life cycle cost and environmental impact are achieved by the model. To demonstrate the benefits of the integrated approach, the model is applied to an electric motor design problem. The results highlight that integrating end-of-use options in the early design phase leads to adjustments in component selection and reliability design. Moreover, the circular utilization of used products enables cost savings throughout the product’s life cycle and contributes to environmental impact reduction. Lastly, the study analyzes the effects of operating conditions, warranty policies, and take-back prices for used products on design decisions, providing valuable insights for product designers.

Propolis: Harnessing Nature’s Hidden Treasure for Sustainable Agriculture

Recently, the search for sustainable and environmentally friendly agrochemicals from natural origin is steadily growing. Propolis, a resinous substance collected by honeybees, well known for its diverse biological activities, has attracted the attention of scientists and farmers with its agrochemical potential in the last years. This review article aims to delve into the fascinating world of propolis and its utilization in agriculture. Here, we provide a brief overview of propolis: its chemical composition and the bioactive substances responsible for its biological properties. The effectiveness of propolis in controlling common pests and diseases that affect crops, suppressing postharvest illnesses of fruits and vegetables, stimulating plant defenses and increasing stress resistance, is reviewed. Discussion of the challenges and future perspectives related to the integration of propolis in agriculture is also one of our objectives, including chemical variability, standardization and regulatory considerations. We also focused on the latest research trends and technological advances that promise to unlock the full potential of propolis as a sustainable agricultural tool.

Analysis of Hedging for Mitigating Exchange Rate Fluctuations in Indonesia, With A Logistic Regression Approach (Empirical Study of Consumer Cyclical Companies)

The consumer cyclical companies are affected by exchange rate fluctuations and require hedging. Hedging is an action taken to reduce potential risk by mitigating exposure to price movements of an asset. This study determined how companies use hedging products and the factors that encourage companies to hedge. The companies used as research were 24 listed at IDX with a period of 17 years (2006 to 2022), and the analysis method used in this study was a logit regression. The most common derivatives firms use are cross-currency swaps, followed by call spreads. The decision to hedge is influenced by several factors: profitability, firm size, growth, liquidity, leverage, hedging regulation, and cash flow volatility. Examination of the regulation is the first research related to hedge decisions. Profitability, firm size, and cash flow volatility are variables with significant and positive results, while the negative but significant relationships with hedging decisions are leverage, liquidity, and hedging regulation. Furthermore, firms are expected to undertake or increase hedging activities if there are more positive internal supporting factors, and the government is expected to help create sustainable and comprehensive legal tools to create a more conducive climate to increase hedging activities.

"Green Finance": A Powerful Tool for Sustainability

The day when all organizations across the world operated only for financial gain is long past. Natural resource preservation and environmental protection are becoming increasingly important in all spheres of life today. Continuous research has being done worldwide to identify novel approaches for achieving sustainability. In order to safeguard the environment, mitigate the impacts of climate change, invest in renewable energy sources, increase the amount of green space, and support other sustainable development initiatives, financial aid is known as "green finance." This article examines the components of green financing, including green banking, green insurance, and green bonds. Additionally, it assesses the possibilities and difficulties for green finance with the aid of current literature and efforts to offer fresh information regarding Green Finance as a useful instrument of Sustainability in developing nations like India.

Sustainable manufacture and application of biochar to improve soil properties and remediate soil contaminated with organic impurities: a systematic review

Biochar production and application have become increasingly popular in the past 15 years. Biochar, derived from diverse biomass types, offers a rich carbon source created through thermal combustion. Biochar production primarily depends on pyrolysis conditions and feedstock type. This review focuses on the multifaceted aspects of biochar, encompassing hydrothermal carbonization, gasification, and pyrolysis temperatures in biochar production and its role in bioeconomy and soil remediation. Biochar has yielded valuable insights, notably in decreasing nutrient leaching, curbing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reducing the bioavailability of environmental pollutants, sequestering carbon (C) in soils, and enhancing agricultural productivity. Consequently, it has emerged as a valuable commodity for the bioeconomy, which involves harnessing bioresources through bioengineering to create economically valuable products. As a marketable output, biochar finds application in energy, diverse biochar-based product manufacturing, and the agricultural sector. Thus, biochar production not only enhances soil quality but also unlocks additional revenue streams. This review underscores the critical role of feedstock selection and pyrolysis conditions in optimizing biochar production. Furthermore, it highlights biochar as a sustainable and effective tool for improving various soil types and remediating soil contamination caused by organic impurities, including persistent organic compounds and antibiotics.

Assessment of Construction Competitiveness through Knowledge Management Process Implementation

In the turbulent construction market, the knowledge management process (KMP) is one of the most valuable tools of sustainability to help construction companies deal with dynamic changes and enhance their construction competitiveness (CC). To effectively utilize KMP in construction, this study aims to explore the interrelationships between key KMP factors and their influences on the CC, utilizing the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. The objectives include extracting key KMP factors necessary for the CC enhancement, identifying direct and indirect relationships between the KMP and CC factors, and developing a self-assessment form to assist construction companies in evaluating their KMP performance and planning for long-term improvement. The results show that the five key KMP factors, namely knowledge utilization (KU), knowledge dissemination (KD), knowledge responsiveness (KR), knowledge storage (KS), and knowledge acquisition (KA), have direct and indirect effects on CC and that the feedback of CC is sent back to KMP factors for continuous improvement. The KU factor is crucial for short-term improvement. Construction companies should utilize stakeholders’ current practices and experiences to solve problems, conclude lessons learned, and pinpoint practices for future uses. The KS factor, on the other hand, should be emphasized for long-term plans to enhance KMP implementation and CC achievements. A long-term investment plan should be initiated in the database system to properly and effectively implement digital transformation in the 4.0 Era. The self-assessment form developed from the study results assists construction companies in assessing their KMP implementation and planning for sustainable development.

Applying centrifugal propulsion to enable asteroid deflection

To date, asteroid trajectory modification techniques employ the “big bang” approach. An impulsive deflection is imparted by slamming one or more high-speed kinetic impactor spacecraft into the object or by detonation of a nuclear device in its proximity. This is a “hit it once and hope for the best” approach.Instead of relying on this restrictive method, centrifugal propulsion offers an alternative, where a centrifuge and power supply land on a threatening asteroid to collect and incrementally project portions of the asteroid, using momentum transfer of the recoil to gradually adjust the trajectory away from Earth.This process sequentially allows “ejection, measurement, and repetition” to gradually fine-tune the trajectory needed for course correction. This offers flexible operation parameters that can be varied for convenience and optimization, including the location of the landing site, weight of each ejected payload, launch speed, direction, cadence, timing of successive ejections, and the relationship to the asteroid's velocity vector and spin axis. Once landed on an asteroid, the centrifugal system requires no consumables. Operating entirely on electrical power, it can operate indefinitely without additional support.This approach addresses aspects of Goal 3 of the 2018 U S. government's “National Near-Earth Object (NEO) Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan”—“Develop Technologies for NEO Deflection and Disruption Missions.” The centrifuge approach adds a sustainable and repeatable slow-push tool to the planetary defense toolbox, mitigating the risk and uncertainty of single-impulse methods.An on-site centrifuge could deflect Chelyabinsk and Tunguska-sized asteroids to miss Earth within a few weeks’ operation. The asteroid Bennu could be deflected in a few years of continuous spinner operation, depending upon the parameters chosen, which would be sufficient to eliminate a potential collision with Earth in the late 22nd century.The innovation of a self-contained power and kinetic launch capability without consumables opens new vistas for cost-effective asteroid deflection and other commercial, scientific, government, and international space missions.

PSVII-25 Utilization of a Small Ruminant Model for Teaching/ Learning Scientific Approaches to Nutritional and Reproductive Management

Abstract This study used Spanish Kiko goats as a small ruminant model (SRM) for teaching animal science courses via experiential laboratory-based methods at a small liberal arts college in the Southeastern United State. Perceivably, the SRMs presents an accessible and sustainable teaching tool for undergraduate education at institutions with limited resources, such as cattle facilities. The use of mature (> 3 years old) bucks (male model 1, 2 & 3), does (female model 1 & 2), and kids (kid model 1, 2, 3; 8 months old) as SRMs in 4 courses and resultant learning is reported herein. SRMs were fed, late weaned, and continuously bred to simulate the nutritional and reproductive management practiced in rotationally grazed strictly forage-fed cattle. Growth performances amongst bucks (pre and post pubertal; Figure 1), does (pre- and post-partum Figure 2), and kids (pre and post weaning Figure 3) were recorded and analyzed. Feed intake trials (Figures 4 and 5), fecal analysis, and apparent DMD were conducted. The benefits of continuous suckling and postweaning management of does and kids were realized as 100% of does and kids successfully transited each breeding period. In addition, kids approached market weights (15.53 kg) at 136 days postpartum (Figure 3) and does were rebred at first postpartum estrus (62 days). The use of pre-breeding season reproductive tract examinations via ultrasound and BSE in female and male SRMs enabled effective evaluations of the poor reproductive performance of the cattle herd (59.3% pregnancy rate in 2022). The use of SRMs allowed for learning ruminant gastrointestinal and reproductive system physiology. Subsequently, comprehension of the impact of mineral and vitamin deficiencies on the annually declining reproductive performance of rotationally grazed cattle was enhanced. Conclusively, the use of SRMs supported my learning and is recommended for teaching/learning in animal sciences at institutions with limited resources.

Effective ESG Transformation of Russian Companies in the New Environment: Current Challenges and Priorities

This research aims to analyze the current problems of ESG transformation in Russia, focused on identifying priorities in solving the problems of sustainable development of Russian companies using ESG tools in the context of geopolitical changes. The authors illustrate the results of a comparative analysis of the ESG assessment methodologies of four Russian rating agencies and prove their methodological limitations regarding the use of subject areas, the comparability of specific ESG factors and their weights, analytical controversies, and categories of rating scales. The authors propose a new conceptual approach for the formation of a statistical base, which was tested during the research. The scientific novelty of this approach lies in the application of additional criteria in the analysis of non-financial information using quantitative and qualitative methods. This made it possible to structure the non-financial information obtained as a result of a survey among 118 Russian companies. The formulated questions of the questionnaire and the companies’ answers provide an opportunity to see the limitations and promising directions for the transformation of the company’s activities using the principles of sustainable development and ESG tools. The main research results include a created database, the users of which can determine the most significant ESG factors according to the following criteria: 1. industry affiliation; 2. legal form; 3. number of employees; 4. income; 5. availability of ESG policies and reporting; and receive an average response rating on a 10-point scale. As a result of a combination of answers, the ranking score of ESG blocks was determined in descending order of points: 8.0 points - S (Social); 7.8 points - G (Corporate Governance); 7.4 points - E (Environment). This research indicates promising directions for the development of a unified methodology for assigning ESG ratings for various rating agencies, including the differentiation of indicators and their weights for various industries.
 
 Received: 20 July 2023 / Accepted: 20 October 2023 / Published: 5 November 2023

Using Biological Control as a Tool for Sustainability

The basic premise of biological control is to control agricultural pests and disease-transmitting insects using their natural enemies, which can be other beneficial insects, predators, parasitoids, and microorganisms such as fungi, viruses, and bacteria. Biological control has been growing exponentially in recent years, and the main reason for some countries is the demand for chemical-free food. Biological control of harmful insects is an environmentally correct technique and should be considered as a tool in Integrated Pest Management or organic farming systems. The objective of this practice is to control and even eliminate agricultural pests without leaving residues or causing damage to plants and the environment. Biological control is also essential when conventional methods do not work properly. This review aims to verify the biological control strategies of pests and diseases in agriculture, given the need for more efficient, sustainable, and profitable methods for their control. To achieve the main objective, we used the qualitative method based on research and analysis of theoretical books, theses banks, university dissertations, national and international scientific articles, scientific journals, documents, and digital platforms.

Extended producer responsibility – tool for sustainable development of tourism in the Republic of Moldova

The purpose of the study is to reveal the importance of the use of sustainable development tools by economic agents in the tourism industry. The object of the study is the extended responsibility of producers for the packaging placed on the market, which is used in the Republic of Moldova as a tool that contributes to sustainable economic development. The author used such research methods as: documentation, analysis, comparison, synthesis, deduction. Concerned by the high degree of pollution that is generated by human activity, in particular, economic activity, most of the world's states have agreed on the need to maintain adequate conditions for life on earth, by establishing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, various methods and tools are used, both of a punitive and stimulating nature. One of these tools is "extended producer responsibility". Analyzing the requirements of the legislation regarding the responsibilities of producers for the packaging placed on the market, it is found more efficient and less expensive, respectively, economic agents in the tourism industry are recommended to comply with the requirements of the legislation regarding the prevention, collection and processing of waste by using a collective system, applying the approach "extended producer responsibility".

Advanced Practitioners as Agents of Change: Leveraging Quality Improvement to Improve Practice

Scientific innovation in hematology and oncology is constant and increasingly complex, requiring individual clinicians and institutions to effectively integrate standards of care across the diverse hematology and oncology landscape into practice. Effective integration of evolving diagnostics, risk models, new therapeutics and novel treatment strategies, and practice regulation requirements requires ongoing practice improvement efforts and an infrastructure to implement change. Advanced practitioners (APs) are poised to serve as agents of change based on their clinical presence, clinical expertise, familiarity with critical members of the interdisciplinary team, communication skills, and ability to envision and actualize optimized workflows. Through practice analysis, workflow optimization, role delineation, and effective utilization and tailoring of documentation in the electronic health record, APs can lead implementation strategies to improve patient outcomes. In this article, we will review the essential role APs play as agents of change to implement best practice models using quality improvement (QI) processes. The principles of QI as a strategy for practice improvement, including strategies and tools for successful practice analysis, workflow optimization, outcome analysis, implementation, and sustainability of change, will be reviewed. Proposed elements of a QI and practice integration toolkit for APs and a series of QI exemplars, including an Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology (APSHO)-led QI initiative and AP-led QI initiatives, will be summarized.

Land use and environmental impacts: Flood model in a medium-sized Brazilian city as a tool for urban sustainability

Thinking, articulating, and promoting research focused on themes and issues inherent to urban spaces has posed challenges to various areas of science, particularly encouraging multidisciplinary research. Among the various studies on urban phenomena, those that reflect structural problems, whether of natural origin or resulting from human actions in space, stand out. Examples include recurrent flooding in various cities. In this regard, with the aim of correlating urban problems with the perspectives inherent to Urban Sustainability, this research aims to propose a flood model as a tool for thinking and planning space utilization. The method used consisted of creating a Flood Model, adopting an applied research approach and employing a multidisciplinary theoretical-methodological framework. This research was conducted using a medium-sized city, Montes Claros, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Geotechnologies and Geographic Information System (GIS) were utilized in constructing the Flood Model. As conclusions, the results point towards new perspectives on the conception of Urban Policies and Planning, seeking to establish guidelines to achieve the sustainability of urban spaces and to prevent flooding disasters and risks based on the structured model in this study. Additionally, it underscored the need for oversight of installation works in subdivisions and public area paving to require the construction of an appropriate drainage system tailored to the local reality, as well as the regulation of subdivisions and occupations in floodplains of watercourses, primarily through technical, management, and policy approaches.

Fostering Sustainable Fashion Innovation: Insights from Ideation Tool Development and Co-Creation Workshops

Idea generation is often considered the biggest influence on both the value creation and sustainability of a product–service system. Although several researchers have put forward sustainable innovation tools, there has been limited research into potential tools that can support the ideation stage for future sustainable fashion professionals. In this study, we aim to address this gap by (1) critically examining the management control systems that support the ideation phase and how different types of tools assist sustainability innovation, (2) investigating the potential value of co-creation in the ideation phase, and (3) evaluating a sustainable fashion toolkit designed for use in co-creation workshops. The proposed application of the toolkit was tested with designers, marketers, and entrepreneurs in several co-creation workshops (n = 147) that examined the users’ experiences and the toolkit’s usefulness using task analysis. In-depth interviews with industry professionals and educators were also conducted to identify the key criteria for optimal tool development and use in both industrial and educational contexts. This study contributes at a theoretical level by proposing a sustainable fashion innovation tool that considers management control systems and practical guidelines for tool development and by delineating implications for the future of sustainable fashion education and skills.

Green Marketing- A Way Towards Sustainable Development

A clean terrain isn't an option but a necessity. And a collaborative consummation of this supreme verity is necessary if at all consecutive generations are to be blessed with a world worth living in. And much as it suits us to procrastinate a factual attempt to nurture our atmosphere back to a semblance of chastity, nature will show no consideration. Sustainability is the key to precluding or reducing the effect of environmental issues. For humans to live sustainably, the Earth's coffers must be used at a rate at which they can be renewed. This is where Green Technology comes by. Green Technology is a continuously evolving group of styles, accoutrements, ways and products that puts a check on the dangerous goods on natural coffers. marketable enterprises draw a handsome share of their inputs from nature and per force owe it back to nature to make all possible trouble to control and gradationally reduce its defilement. Green Marketing has surfaced as a abstract and sustainable tool for diligence to balance their business conditioning with a mindset of protection of our natural terrain. Green Marketing strategies are espoused by enterprises to secure competitive advantage over their challengers by offering recyclable, renewable, and applicable products to their guests. This paper aims at finding out how green marketing strategies have surfaced as a sustainable tool for businesses, especially in the Indian environment. It also aims at taking stock of the mindfulness regarding green marketing, especially among the youth.

Study on the Sweeping Effectiveness of Oil Palm Broom form for Sustainable Domestic Applications

Oil palm broom as a veritable household equipment is fast going into obsolescence partly due to some technical default in their use form and partly due to the crave for some unsustainable perceived alternatives. This study investigates the domestic applications suitability of natural oil palm broom and undertakes an empirical optimisation of the sweeping effectiveness. A field survey was carried out both in urban and rural settings to ascertain the current use of palm broom compared to other synthetic and non-biodegradable equipment acting as challengers. An optimisation process was done in tying of the broom strands. The broom strand lengths and spread angles used to optimize sweeping effectiveness were, 0.2 m, 0.4 m, 0.6 m, 0.8 m and 1.0 m lengths and 10°, 25°, 50°, 75° and 90° spread angles respectively. The results show that 75° strands spread angle and 0.8 m broom length give the best sweeping effectiveness. The determined form herein is easy to use. The oil palm sweeping broom is a natural eco-friendly, cheap and sustainable indispensable cleaning tool for most households and communities due to its unique features. An efficient design of the form configuration of the oil palm sweeping broom will improve on swept area output and also lessen the arduous effects of sweeping. There is need, therefore, to encourage the science and art of its production, especially in rural areas where it has great potential economic value to enhance the standard of living of the producers.

Innovation as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Slovakia

Background: In the current global market, innovations are one of the tools of sustainable development. Therefore, companies must change their attitudes toward innovation strategies in accordance with international and national environmental standards, laws, and market requirements. We often come across, in particular, the evaluation of economic factors of sustainability, which cannot capture the attitudes of companies to the solved issue of the perception of innovation as a tool of sustainable development. Therefore, the Kano model and cluster analysis are used to evaluate the attitudes of Slovak small and medium-sized enterprises towards innovation, and the aim of this paper is to evaluate innovation as a tool of sustainability in enterprises in Slovakia. Methods: This article’s main research method is the Kano model and cluster analysis. Conclusions: The findings of this paper reveal how small and medium-sized enterprises in Slovakia perceive innovation as a tool for sustainable development. Based on the results, we can state the positive attitude of small and medium-sized enterprises towards innovations supporting sustainable development, focusing on frugal innovations characterized by cost reduction, as well as innovation targeting functions, standards, laws, and performance optimization. They perceive these innovations as attractive and their implementation in corporate structures as a basic function for sustainable development through innovation.

The responsible business model canvas: designing and assessing a sustainable business modeling tool for students and start-up entrepreneurs

PurposeBusiness model (BM) canvases have been used in educational institutions and business incubators for over a decade to assist students and start-up entrepreneurs in developing their business projects. Given the urgency of tackling sustainability challenges, several tools have emerged to stimulate sustainable business modeling (SBM). However, these tools are often too complex for nonexperts in business modeling or sustainability, and thus insufficiently user-friendly for educational contexts. This study aims to address this pedagogical gap by describing the design process of the responsible business model canvas (RBMC).Design/methodology/approachThe authors relied on a design science research methodology involving the active participation of end users, entrepreneurship educators, business coaches and external partners. The authors proposed four criteria and ten subcriteria to analyze existing SBM canvases based on their user-friendliness and to design the initial prototype of the RBMC. The RBMC was subsequently tested in various settings, including classroom assignments and business incubation programs, with over 1,000 university students. The tool was refined and assessed throughout the development process, incorporating feedback from focus groups with start-up entrepreneurs.FindingsThrough the development process, the authors created a user-friendly tool to help novice student and start-up entrepreneurs integrate sustainability into their BMs: the RBMC. The canvas consists of 14 building blocks grouped into four areas: consistency (mission, vision, values), desirability (value propositions, customer segments, users and beneficiaries, customer relationships and channels), feasibility (key activities, key resources, key partners and stakeholders and governance) and viability (cost structure, revenues streams, negative impacts and positive impacts).Research limitations/implicationsThe research methods and user-friendliness criteria in this study can be applied in other contexts to design tools to support sustainable entrepreneurship education. While the RBMC is currently being used in several educational institutions throughout the world, its impacts in different pedagogical and cultural settings require further validation.Practical implicationsThe RBMC is a user-friendly tool to introduce students and start-up entrepreneurs to SBM. It helps raise users’ awareness about sustainability concerns, challenging them to consider issues they might have otherwise overlooked. Some participants even shifted their outlook and were motivated to develop a long-term vision integrating compensatory, mitigative or corrective actions into their BMs.Originality/valueThe RBMC is the outcome of a balanced approach that combines both pragmatic (i.e. user-friendliness) and normative (i.e. sustainability) perspectives. It provides users with a systematic approach for integrating and applying sustainability issues in their business projects.

Bioinspired robots can foster nature conservation.

We live in a time of unprecedented scientific and human progress while being increasingly aware of its negative impacts on our planet's health. Aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic ecosystems have significantly declined putting us on course to a sixth mass extinction event. Nonetheless, the advances made in science, engineering, and technology have given us the opportunity to reverse some of our ecosystem damage and preserve them through conservation efforts around the world. However, current conservation efforts are primarily human led with assistance from conventional robotic systems which limit their scope and effectiveness, along with negatively impacting the surroundings. In this perspective, we present the field of bioinspired robotics to develop versatile agents for future conservation efforts that can operate in the natural environment while minimizing the disturbance/impact to its inhabitants and the environment's natural state. We provide an operational and environmental framework that should be considered while developing bioinspired robots for conservation. These considerations go beyond addressing the challenges of human-led conservation efforts and leverage the advancements in the field of materials, intelligence, and energy harvesting, to make bioinspired robots move and sense like animals. In doing so, it makes bioinspired robots an attractive, non-invasive, sustainable, and effective conservation tool for exploration, data collection, intervention, and maintenance tasks. Finally, we discuss the development of bioinspired robots in the context of collaboration, practicality, and applicability that would ensure their further development and widespread use to protect and preserve our natural world.