2.4 Vegetation Cover Indicators
To validate the new methodology, some indicators were used to assess the results obtained through the implementation of soil conservation actions. Improvement in the vegetation cover, and changes in soil and water management practices were evaluated by comparing the state of the art (before evaluation/action - T1) with the results obtained (after the implementation of the technical projects - T2), using the historic images tool in Google Earth® Pro (years: 2002, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018) to evaluate the post-agro-environmental restoration of the properties (Figure 2).