Al Gore visits the Amazon Bioeconomy Park and highlights the potential of the Bioamazon Valley
During COP30, former U.S. Vice President praises initiatives from Pará and promises to promote a sustainable model that combines science, innovation, and socio-biodiversity
The governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho, welcomed former U.S. Vice President and global reference in the fight against climate change, Al Gore, at the Amazon Bioeconomy and Innovation Park in Belém on Thursday (13). The visit, held during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), reinforced the state's leading role in building the Bioamazon Valley, a strategy that combines science, technology, and the appreciation of socio-biodiversity as the basis for a new model of sustainable development.
Located in warehouses 5 and 6 of the Porto Futuro complex, on the shores of Guajará Bay, the Park was presented to Al Gore as an environment focused on training specialized labor, incubating startups, and strengthening community businesses that work with Amazonian biodiversity responsibly.
International recognition and commitment to the future
During the visit, Al Gore praised Pará's innovative proposal and expressed enthusiasm for the ongoing projects.
“I will help tell the story of Pará to the rest of the world. It is very inspiring. I have been to the Amazon three times in the last 40 years, and in the last visits, the dominant narrative was one of destruction. But now I see a new approach, with jobs and prosperity protecting the forest. I will have to come back more often,” declared the former vice president.
From Silicon Valley to the Bioamazon Valley
While guiding Al Gore through the Park's spaces, Governor Helder Barbalho highlighted the state's ambition to position Pará as a global hub for innovation and bioeconomy.
“We want to benchmark what happened in California, what Silicon Valley represented. I received Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday and told him: they with chips, we with molecules,” said Helder, comparing California's technological potential with the biological wealth of the Amazon.
The Amazon Bioeconomy and Innovation Park is one of the pillars of the Bioamazon Valley project, which aims to transform the region into a global reference for climate solutions and sustainable use of natural resources. The initiative involves universities, research centers, entrepreneurs, and traditional communities, articulating scientific knowledge and ancestral knowledge.
