Uepa presents 13 panels on science and innovation in the Green Zone during COP30

The State University of Pará (Uepa) will be one of the Pará institutions with a significant presence at the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP30), which will take place in Belém from November 10 to 21, 2025.

The University had 13 thematic panels approved for the Pará Pavilion, located in the Green Zone, an area open to the public at the conference. The presentations will bring to COP30 the scientific and cultural perspective of the Amazon, highlighting research, technologies, and innovative solutions developed by Uepa professors and researchers in partnership with national and international institutions.

Amazonian knowledge on the agenda

The Uepa panels will discuss the main environmental, social, and economic challenges impacting the Amazon region, focusing on sustainability, climate mitigation, the appreciation of traditional knowledge, and technological innovation.

The University’s participation reinforces the role of science produced in the Amazon and in building strategies for adaptation and mitigation of climate change, consolidating Pará as a hub for environmental and technological solutions for Brazil and the world.

Organization and selection criteria

The Uepa Pro-Rector for Research and Graduate Studies (Propesp), Professor Luanna Fernandes, coordinates the institutional participation. She informed that the selection of the panels began in 2024, based on a survey of projects and reports from Uepa's graduate programs evaluated by Capes.

“The idea was to gather research that dialogues with sustainability, mitigation of environmental disasters, health, and the participation of traditional peoples in this context. We want to show that science and society walk together in the Amazon,” emphasizes Professor Fernandes.

The themes were organized, according to her, by interdisciplinary approach and involve professors from various Uepa campuses. The institutional articulation also received support from the Brazilian Association of Rectors of State and Municipal Universities (Abruem).

Highlight: the value of standing forests

Among the 13 panels, one of the highlights is titled Amazonian Carbon Science: methodologies, valuation, and restoration for a just climate transition, coordinated by Professor Eder Oliveira, Director of Monitoring and Control of Qualification at Uepa.

The panel advocates a vision of sustainability that goes beyond carbon pricing, valuing all ecosystem services of forests — such as climate regulation, soil and spring preservation, ecotourism, and ecosystem restoration.

To achieve this, the team uses drone mapping technologies, geotechnology, and satellites capable of measuring biomass and monitoring deforestation in up to 45 municipalities.

To access the complete Uepa program at the Pará Pavilion, visit the link

Partnerships that strengthen the Amazon

The Uepa panels will feature researchers and representatives from universities and organizations from Brazil and abroad, including:

●     University of Maryland (USA)

●     United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

●     Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA)

●     Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA)

●     Emílio Goeldi Paraense Museum

●     Embrapa

●     São Paulo State University (Unesp)

●     PUC-Rio, Fiocruz, Uern, Uema, Unemat, Unitins, Uemasul, and UEA
 In addition to international networks, such as the Women’s Network for the Defense of the Sea (Chile), and quilombola and indigenous leaders from the Amazon. These partnerships reinforce the collaborative and transdisciplinary nature of Uepa's presence at COP30.

Service:

Location: Pará Pavilion – Green Zone, COP30
Date: November 10 to 21, 2025
Location: Hangar Convention and Fair of the Amazon (Av. Dr. Freitas, s/n – Marco, Belém – PA)

How to get there:

●     Public transport: special bus lines will be available during the event, with free access upon registration.

●     Apps and taxis: there will be official boarding and disembarking points on Av. Visconde de Inhaúma, near the Hangar.

●     Recommendations: arrive early — access to the Green Zone will be subject to security control and heavy visitor traffic.