**Cherán** is a small town in [Mexico](United_Mexican_States "wikilink")
that has practiced self-governance since
[2011](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism "wikilink") as a result of the
[Cherán Revolution](Cherán_Revolution "wikilink").

## Crime

There hasn’t had a slaying or other serious crime since early 2011.\[1\]

## Economy

The town has started several [worker
cooperatives](Worker_Cooperative "wikilink"), notably a greenhouse,
sawmill and concrete factory.\[2\]

## 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.\[3\]

## References

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1.  <https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-cheran-20170710-htmlstory.html>
2.  <https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/after-long-fight-self-government-indigenous-town-cher-n-mexico-n906171>
3.  <https://intercontinentalcry.org/the-cheran-indigenous-communitys-remarkable-road-to-self-rule-in-mexico/>