Extractive Industries in Central America

The large literature on mineral and energy extraction and society has skipped over Central America. While each of the countries within the region is relatively small, as a whole the region holds large potential resource wealth. Each country has taken a unique view as to what is to be done with this wealth. Some, like Nicaragua and Panama, have embraced it. Others, like Costa Rica and El Salvador, view resource extraction as antithetical to the preservation of biodiversity. This reserach look at the challenges faced by the sector in the region.