Dr. Slavko Solar is a Mineral Resource Geologist who worked as an exploration geologist, Head of Minerals Department, consultant, policy adviser for the Slovenian government and industry on minerals, resource management and sustainability, besides he was coordinator of many projects and leading the Mining Public Service, all at the Geological Survey of Slovenia. For the last 10 years, before becoming Economic Affairs Officer at UNECE dealing with UNFC implementation in Europe in 2021, he was a Secretary General of EuroGeoSurveys, a Senior Scientific Officer at DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), and a Seconded National Expert to DG GROW. He has an extensive list of publications related to his expertise published in journals and conference proceedings.