The sharp rise in large scale north-south land acquisition...[has been] triggered by the global oil and food crises... Often the most valuable land assets of rural communities are reallocated...[D]irect evictions and loss of farmlands [are] occurring…There are minimal legal constraints...Transparent, democratic and just governance is also being impeded...[L]arge-scale allocation is not often undertaken in consultation with affected communities…[T]here is no assurance that evicted customary landholders…will be able to find…other livelihoods to compensate for their losses...The global land rush is also weakening the application of existing international human rights law…[and] threatens civil peace. [refers to Daewoo International (part of POSCO), VARUN]