Kaspar Sollberger is a policy analyst, environmental lawyer and freelance consultant with a broad experience in national and international matters relating to climate change, energy, biodiversity and biotechnology. His main role currently is with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment in Sydney (Australia), which he joined after 10 years with the Federal Office for the Environment in Berne (Switzerland). He has a particular interest in access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing (Nagoya Protocol) from many years as a negotiator, contact group co-chair and compliance committee chair.