Access to water and control over it is not only a matter of survival but an issue of democratic participation of all citizens in the management of their country's natural resources, particularly as conflicts over water increase.

Access to water and control over it is not only a matter of survival but an issue of democratic participation of all citizens in the management of their country's natural resources, particularly as conflicts over water increase.

Not for nothing is Germany's BUND at the vanguard of the global environmental movement. It offers not only criticism but solutions as well

The mercurial success -- and equally rapid collapse -- of Germany"s package recycling system is forcing a rethink on waste management policy

Fourteen years after Germany scored a worldwide first by adopting eco labelling, there still remain doubts about selection and evaluation procedures used in the system.