- Date: 03 March 2026
- Time: 10:00 AM
- Venue: Bargur Hills (Dronagiri Madam), Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India
The event will be held in the Western Ghats landscape, home to the Bargur cattle—an officially registered indigenous breed of Tamil Nadu—along with traditional buffalo populations sustained by hill pastoralists. The gathering will discuss:
- Conservation of registered Bargur cattle and indigenous buffalo populations
- The impact of forest grazing restrictions on pastoral livelihoods
- Rights and implementation concerns under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2026 framework
- The role of pastoralism in sustaining rangelands and biodiversity
