Standard for Good Field Collection Practices - NMPB

TABLE 02 CHECKLISTS FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT
Paras Control criteria Level of
compliance
1 SITE SELECTION
1.1 The site for collection of medicinal
plant produce should be free from toxic
elements and from places not prone to
contamination
1.2 Are the sites close to road with heavy
vehicular traffic?
1.3 Does the site is known as a reliable
source for the species intended to
collect?
1.4 Does the site have gregarious
populations of the intended species?
Major
Minor
Major
Major
2 COMPLIANCE TO REGULATORY REQUIREMENT
2.1 General
2.1.1 Are the collection, processing,
storage and sale of medicinal plant
produce carried out in accordance
with the existing laws
2.1.2 Are the collection, processing,
storage and sale of medicinal plant
produce carried out in accordance
with the international treaties and
conventions signed by India
2.2 International regulation and
guidelines
2.2.1 Are the provisions laid down in the
CITES regulations adhered to while
collecting any medicinal plant
produce from the wild?.
2.2.2 Are the collection managers and
collectors of the medicinal plant
produce meant for export, honour
existing laws of the importing
countries?
2.3 National regulations
2.3.1. Whether the provisions of Indian
Forest Act 1927, The Wildlife
(Protection) Act 1972, The Forest
(Conservation) Act 1980, The
Biological Diversity Act 2002, The
Scheduled Tribes & Other
Traditional Forest-Dwellers
Critical
Critical
Critical
Critical
Critical
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Compliance
Yes
No
Remarks