The focus of this Working Group will be international collaboration on all non-human tissue and environmental samples, such as microbes, plants and animals, including wildlife, domestic livestock, pets, insects etc (Biodiversity) and abiotic / chemical samples of relevance to biodiversity and human health. The Working Group will focus on preservation methods; best-use/multiple-use of samples; limitations of use / ethics & best-practices; ISBER guideline for Field collection; and Intellectual Property Rights with private collections / commercial enterprises. Goals for the group will also include the development of tactics for sample exchange for basic research and work towards development of a common database.