To conserve and restore natural areas, provide habitat, and promote biodiversity.
保护和恢复自然区域，提供栖息地，促进生物多样性。
| Achievement Pathways / 实现路径 | Points / 分值 |
|---|---|
| New Construction and Core and Shell / 新建建筑与核心和外壳 | 1–2 |
| Complete the prerequisite requirement, plus earn points from the following options. | |
| 满足先决条件要求，并从未以下选项获得积分。 | |
| OPTION 1. PROTECT OR RESTORE HABITAT / 选项1. 保护或修复栖息地 | 1 |
| OPTION 2. CERTIFIED HABITATS / 选项2. 认证栖息地 | 1 |
On all sites, use native or adaptive vegetation for at minimum 50% of the total vegetated area of the site. On a site that is not previously developed, also protect a minimum of 40% of greenfield area. On a site that has been previously developed, also restore a minimum of 30% of the site. The restored areas must use native or adaptive vegetation.
在所有场地，至少 50% 的植被面积使用原生或适生植被。在未开发场地，还需保护至少 40% 的绿地面积。在已开发场地，还需修复至少 30% 的场地面积。修复区域必须使用原生或适生植被。
| Projects that meet any of the following / 满足以下任一条件的项目 | Points / 分值 |
|---|---|
| Project includes 75% vegetated area 项目包含 75% 植被面积 | 2 |
| Project has a green area ratio (GAR) of 0.5 or higher 项目绿色面积比（GAR）达到 0.5 或更高 | 2 |
| Project creates habitat during the design process by consulting with a qualified ecologist or biologist and reports their recommendations 项目在设计阶段咨询合格生态学家或生物学家来创建栖息地，并报告其建议 | 2 |
| Schools that provide educational signs and interpretive elements 学校项目提供教育标识和解说元素 | 2 |
| Project connects habitat corridors, and the connection is documented by local, regional, or national conservation plans 项目连接栖息地廊道，且连接处有地方/区域/国家保护规划文件记录 | 2 |
| Provide a soil management plan that meets the soil restoration requirements 提供满足土壤修复要求的土壤管理计划 | 2 |
| Use a minimum of three strategies listed in the SITES v2 rating system 使用 SITES v2 评级系统中列出的至少三种策略 | 2 |
| Follow a soil restoration strategy and soil management plan that meets SITES requirements 遵循满足 SITES 要求的土壤修复策略和土壤管理计划 | 2 |
| School projects that provide an educational curriculum 学校项目提供教学课程 | 2 |
Demonstrate that the project has been recognized by an approved habitat certification program.
证明项目已获得认可的栖息地认证项目认可。
Native plants are those that are indigenous to the project's region. Adaptive or adapted plants are those that can survive in the project's region without supplemental irrigation beyond a temporary watering period to become established. Projects must use native, adaptive, or a combination of native and adaptive vegetation for at minimum 50% of the total vegetated area.
原生植物指项目所在地区本土植物。适生/适应性植物指无需额外灌溉（除定植期临时浇水外）即可存活于项目地区的植物。项目必须使用原生、适生或二者组合植被，覆盖至少50%的植被总面积。