This chapter explores the socio-economic and environmental challenges linked to a copper mine in Panama, featuring perspectives from local residents, environmentalists, and biologists. It delves into public protests, government discussions on mining contracts, and the implications of the mine's closure on the community and ecosystem.
The sudden closure of the huge open pit copper mine, Cobre Panamá, has created a dramatic economic fallout, with its loss of jobs and damage to the country’s reputation for investors.
It was shut down by Panama's Supreme Court after months of protests against it.
We look at the impact, and also ask what could happen next?
Produced and presented by Jane Chambers
Additional sound mixing by Grant Cassidy
(Image: The Cobre Panama mine. Credit: Reuters)