Herbal medicines are regarded as the oldest and most extensively used medicinal system. The demand for herbal products both in the form of medicines and dietary supplements are gaining rapid momentum throughout the world. This fast expansion of the global market for herbal products have raised serious concerns among health authorities, pharmaceutical industries and consumers regarding the safety and quality of medicinal plant materials and finished herbal formulations. Like any other chemical pharmaceutical product, quality, safety and efficacy are utmost important for herbal products as well. However, lack of evidence based practice, consistent quality approach and scanty research on traditional treatment methods are few of the challenges which the herbal drug market is continuously facing. 1 Herbal products used as dietary supplements or nutraceuticals are also facing the problems of adverse events due to lack of regulation, weak quality control systems and loose distribution channels. India, the second largest exporter of medicinal plants, is a major hub for different traditional herbal medicinal products worth USD 3 billion domestic market and is also constantly facing the challenges associated with the quality and safety. With more than 8000 manufacturing units of which majority being small or medium size firms, Indian herbal industry is grappling with the issues of standardization of raw materials and finished formulations, evidence based practices for AYUSH(Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) medicines. 1,2

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Adoption of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs), those have the potential for significantly improved environmental performance relative to other technologies is one of the effective steps for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). BRICS countries are emerging economies and play an active role in contributing to GHG emissions and climate change. Therefore, adoption of ESTs in these countries play a crucial role in mitigating climate change. The role of BRICS nations at international climate negotiations are utmost important as it may determine the fate of climate change globally. In this context this paper analyses and discusses the national laws and plans in BRICS countries pertinent to ESTs which are mainly in consonance to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 1992. The legal provisions for development, dissemination, and technology transfer commitments concerning ESTs internationally and within BRICS countries are studied and analysed to understand the current position and future directions toward climate change mitigation.