Professor Alfred Oteng-Yeboah is a Professor in Plant Biology with special interest in taxonomy, systematics and vegetation studies and a strong advocate for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at the national and international levels. 

He was educated both at the University of Ghana and University of Edinburgh, where he received a BS and PhD, respectively. His specialty is Plant Biology with primary interest in taxonomy, systematics and vegetation studies. He’s a strong advocate for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. To that end, Professor Oteng-Yeboah has written almost 200 articles and contributory chapters in books, scientific journals, conference proceedings and other popular information outlets. 

His interest in biodiversity spans several decades of research and advocacy in various subject areas, including local and traditional knowledge systems in Ghana. He contributed to the development of the 2016 to 2030 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and has published extensively on the Environment and Biodiversity for both local and international audiences. His outstanding contribution to international conservation was publicly recognized in 2020, when he received the John C. Phillips Memorial Medal, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s highest conservation award. 

He is a founding bureau member and a former Vice-Chair of Intergovernmental science policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), representing Africa.  He’s a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London, the Ghana Institute of Biology and the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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