Ecological poverty-relief programmes in China help increase income for rural residents Gu Zhongyang, Yu Jingxian For nearly 10 years, forestry and grassland bureaus at various levels in China have actively practised the philosophy of âlucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assetsâ, and vigorously advanced the countryâs poverty alleviation campaign through ecological compensation, afforestation, and the development of ecological industry. These bureaus have completed all the tasks and targets set in the countryâs programmes designed to promote poverty reduction thr...