Aerial photo taken on May 25, 2019 shows the scenery of Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Baoji has been promoting green development by strengthening environmental protection efforts such as afforestation and ecological rehabilitation to fight air and water pollution. Poverty alleviation policies related to ecosystem protection benefited more than 1.4 million people in northwest China's Shaanxi Province last year, with their average income increased by 1,750 yuan (253 U.S. dollars) per person, local authorities said Monday. The provincial forestry department said poverty alleviation policies related to ecosystem protection covers a wide range of fields, including hiring forest rangers, returning cultivated land to forests, distributing subsidies, organizing forestry training, and offering public welfare jobs. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
