As carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere, plants become more efficient at producing their food and chemical requirements. They can allocate more resources for defence against pests. This is good for the plants but bad for the animals that eat them.
Crossroads' Work in Bolivia. Bolivia is the poorest country in South America, with an estimated 59 per cent of the population living in poverty. The situation has left many communities, particularly rural and indigenous ones, struggling to meet their basic needs.
Boliviaâs most lucrative agricultural product continues to be coca, of which Bolivia is currently the worldâs third largest cultivator. The Bolivian government, in response to international pressure, has worked to restrict coca cultivation for the use of producing cocaine.n 1995 the United States, among other countries, reduced Boliviaâs debt by two-thirds. Boliviaâs currency is the boliviano (BOB). The exchange rate in January 2006 was about 8 bolivianos per US$1 Foreign Investment Foreign investment in Bolivia was buoyed in 1995 by privatization.