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</image> <image source="map"></image> <label>Type</label> <label>Level</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Inhabitants</label> </infobox>Cherán is a small town in Mexico that has practiced self-governance since 2011 as a result of the Cherán Revolution.

Crime

There hasn’t had a slaying or other serious crime since early 2011.^[1] Cherán has the lowest rate of homicide in Michoacán, and possibly all of Mexico.^[2]

Economy

The town has started several worker cooperatives, notably a greenhouse, sawmill and concrete factory.^[3]

Environmental Protection

Reforestation efforts undertaken by the community have led to the reforestation of 20,000 hectares of land (over three Manhattans) as of 2018.

References

[1] ttps://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-cheran-20170710-htmlstory.html

[2] ttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/03/mexico-indigenous-town-banned-politicians-cheran

[3] ttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/after-long-fight-self-government-indigenous-town-cher-n-mexico-n906171

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 == Environmental Protection ==
-Reforestation efforts undertaken by the community have led to the reforestation of 1,500 hectares of land (2/3rds of what had been deforested) as of 2015.<ref>https://intercontinentalcry.org/the-cheran-indigenous-communitys-remarkable-road-to-self-rule-in-mexico/</ref>
+Reforestation efforts undertaken by the community have led to the reforestation of 20,000 hectares of land (over three Manhattans) as of 2018.
 == References ==