</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 1,500 hectares of land (2/3rds of what had been deforested) as of 2015.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-cheran-20170710-htmlstory.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/03/mexico-indigenous-town-banned-politicians-cheran
- ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/after-long-fight-self-government-indigenous-town-cher-n-mexico-n906171
- ↑ https://intercontinentalcry.org/the-cheran-indigenous-communitys-remarkable-road-to-self-rule-in-mexico/