The OTSS Social Technology Incubator has been working with traditional Caiçara, Quilombola and indigenous communities in the Bocaina region since 2016, supporting actions related to the sustainable management of the juçara palm, an endangered species from the Atlantic Forest. These initiatives are aimed at supporting the community in managing and organizing its production, harvesting, processing, use and marketing of juçara palm products ( Euterpes eduliis ), in addition to maintaining the sociobiodiversity of the territories.

Seed houses are essential spaces for the conservation of agrobiodiversity, as well as for ensuring food and nutritional security and sovereignty. In addition, they play a crucial role in strengthening the maintenance, socialization and reproduction of knowledge and ways of life of traditional communities. These spaces not only preserve the genetic diversity of cultivated plants, but also promote the exchange of knowledge and cultural practices, ensuring the continuity of agricultural traditions and the resilience of communities in the face of environmental and socioeconomic challenges.

Nurseries play a crucial role in ensuring the maintenance and reproduction of agrobiodiversity in traditional communities. They strengthen environmental health, promote food and nutritional security and sovereignty, and create opportunities for income and employment generation. In addition, nurseries contribute to the preservation of native species and the recovery of degraded ecosystems, integrating sustainable practices that value traditional knowledge and local biodiversity.

Agroforestry systems promote agrobiodiversity, environmental conservation, environmental health, food security and income generation. More than management techniques, they are agroecological practices that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, soils and waters in tropical regions. Agroforestry gardens, found in traditional communities that face restrictions on land use, are established in family backyards and in shared backyards. Mostly managed by women due to their proximity to homes, these gardens strengthen the visibility and recognition of women's work, highlighting its importance in sustainability and the local economy.

A space for interaction promoted by the Traditional Communities Forum between researchers, representatives of traditional communities, federal prosecutors, public defenders and other justice actors, managers of conservation units and environmental agencies, with a focus on promoting the social development of traditional communities associated with environmental preservation and the strengthening of rights to transform conflicts. It promotes the integration of socio-biodiversity and socio-environmental justice.

Territorialized agroecological plans are diagnostic, planning, and monitoring tools for actions related to agroecological practices and other associated activities, and are developed by communities with the support of the OTSS. The Social Technology Incubator is inspired by the LUME method for developing the plans, which is used for economic and ecological analysis of agroecosystems. The method was developed by social organizations and public policy executors in the field of agroecology and is mainly used in family farming units that are in the process of transitioning to agroecology. Its use among traditional communities highlights potentialities as well as limitations, given the particularities present in the agroecosystem management practices commonly carried out in these communities.