Deputies at the ongoing two sessions called on the government to establish a system for compensating residents who make a contribution to the nation's ecology.

Although ecological awareness is on the rise, deputies at the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, insist that increased subsidies are necessary to motivate more people to get involved.

Allowances for businesses that protect ecology are far from high enough, said Li Jinghao, an NPC deputy from Jilin province, home to the forests of Mount Changbai.