The Pro Tempore President of the Association of Amazonian Universities (UNAMAZ), José Seixas Lourenço, and the Director of the Green Terre Foundation (GTF), Rajendra Shende, signed, last Wednesday (November 19), during COP 30, in Belém (PA), a Memorandum of Understanding for the transfer of technologies aimed at the training of young university students and the promotion of carbon-neutral (Net-Zero) campuses in the 80 universities of the eight countries that make up UNAMAZ: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

The ceremony took place in a hybrid format. Rajendra Shende participated directly from India, communicating directly with the team present at COP 30. During the event, José Seixas Lourenço highlighted the reach of UNAMAZ and the importance of exchanges between students from Amazonian countries, reinforcing "the commitment of new generations to environmental preservation."

Rajendra Shende, for his part, stated that he was very happy to participate in COP 30, especially at a crucial moment for the preservation of the planet's environmental conditions. "We talk a lot about technological advances, finance, and policies, but little about human resources. However, all countries need people to achieve their goals," the professor emphasized.

In 2007, Rajendra Shende was working at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and was one of the rapporteurs for the IPCC. That year's report, which established for the first time a direct link between changes in the ozone layer and climate change, received the Nobel Peace Prize, shared between the IPCC and the then Vice President of the United States, Al Gore.

José Seixas Lourenço highlighted that the projects carried out in partnership have been presented at COP 30 precisely because it is a strategic space for disseminating ideas and practices aimed at the sustainable development of the Amazon. "We celebrate this important moment, in which society can learn about what is being considered in the region to generate jobs, income, and quality of life for all who live in the Amazon," he stated.