Prof. Gabriel Ameka (Front row, third from the right) – Principal Investigator of the "Enhancing Taxonomy Skills in West Africa" Project officially receiving herbarium items from Prof. Bimi Langbong (Acting Dean of the School of Biological Sciences) on behalf of the Department. Also in the picture are the Head of Department, some Senior Members, Technicians, and national service personnel of the Department.

Through ongoing collaborations with the International Association of Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Department received a consignment of some herbarium equipment, consumables and handbooks to support the project titled "Enhancing Taxonomy Skills in West Africa: Supporting the Growth of GC Herbarium (Ghana) as a Key Agent for Taxonomic Capacity Building."  The items will enhance the Department’s taxonomic research including the on-going digitalization of herbarium records.