A recent proposal passed by the World Park Congress in Durban can help Nepal make new rules to implement the concept of community conservation. The congress, organised by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), discussed the criteria for giving ownership of conservation to local communities just as we have done with community forestry. India proposed the idea during the Congress and we stand to benefit from it, says Udaya Raj Sharma, Vice-chairman of World Congress of Protected Areas South Asia. IUCN has now defined seven kinds of protected areas. Nepal already has national parks, wildlife reserves, hunting reserves and protected areas. Nearly 20 percent of the country is protected, something that will aid the implementation of the community conservation area, conservationists say. It is also expected to add a new dimension to community forestry in the country.