hectare

Preposition: of

• farmland: There are more than 700,000 hectares of farmland in organic production or in conversion.
• rainforest: Only very few mahogany trees grow per hectare of rainforest.
• heathland: There are about 80 hectares of heathland remaining in Greater London in total.
• land: Set on 7 hectares of land, 200m off the main road.
• vineyard: In those days the estate was 74 hectares of vineyards.
• woodland: Over 400 hectares of new recreational woodland has been created in the Boro over the past 10 years.

Adjective modifier

• global: The global Ecological Footprint was 13.5 billion global hectares in 2001, or 2.2 global hectares per person.

Converse of object

• irrigate: A major project in the basin is aiming to irrigate 25,000 hectares of land for smallholder farming.
• cultivate: According to the United Nations Population Fund, 13 people share one cultivated hectare in Vietnam.
• exceed: An EIA would be more likely where an area of the proposed works would exceed 1 hectare.
• occupy: The area of the proposed development together with the roads affected by the scheme will occupy some 8.5 hectares.
• cover: In 1990 there were just 630 organic farms, covering 20,000 hectares.
• comprise: The Park, comprising 8.1 hectares of land, is situated within one mile of Coventry City Center.

Converse of subject

• surround: A restored 18th century farmhouse with 2 gites and stables surrounded by 13 hectares of gardens and grazing.

Modifies a noun

• reserve: There will be a new 40 hectare nature reserve near Basildon.
• estate: All the species mentioned above have been seen or heard on our 2.5 hectare estate which guests are free to explore.
• plot: A nice by-product is that every 100 hectare plot receiving this treatment will preserve drinking water for 50-100 families.
• site: The first phase is a 630 hectare site where 50,000 people are expected to live.
• lake: Formally one of the deepest opencast mining sites in Europe, restoration was completed in 1986 to include a 30 hectare lake.
• net: Developments of less than 30 dwellings per hectare net on any site will usually require special justification.