Critics say government changes to a flagship biodiversity policy could stall nature recovery.

The Conservative Party leader says the policy is "destructive" and "economic self-harm".

The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aiming to advance solutions for a more resilient planet. 

Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.

Adopting a fresh approach to protecting planetary health would deliver stronger economies, fewer deaths and less poverty, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted on Tuesday, as it released its most comprehensive assessment of environmental pressures facing the world.

The US and other governments derailed an agreement on a global environment study, its co-chair says.