BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese central authorities will roll out a string of measures ranging from adjusting the management of local environmental protection agencies to evaluating officials based on their environmental protection performance, according to an official guideline published Thursday.

The guideline, released by the general offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, aims to put more focus on environmental protection and make the current management of environmental protection agencies more efficient.