BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to improve the environment and promote green and low-carbon development, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

The country will work harder to address pollution and protect and restore ecosystems. It will promote development while also reducing emissions, and ensure greater harmony between humanity and nature, said the report.

Holistic steps will be taken to improve the environment. The country will work to make solid gains in the battle against pollution, according to the report.

To make the country greener and more beautiful, China will adopt a more region-specific approach to environmental management, protect biodiversity, and advance the development of the national park-based nature reserve system, the report said.

It added that China will take well-ordered steps to achieve peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, and put into effect the action plan for peaking carbon emissions.