🌐 Krkonose/Karkonosze

Poland · Europe · Biosphere Reserve · 50.75°N, 15.75°E

The Krkonoše/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve is a MAB transboundary biosphere reserve, mixed mountain and highland system designated by UNESCO as Krkonoše/Karkonosze Mountains in 1992. It is shared by the Czech Republic and Poland. Notably, it is one of only two successful transboundary management structures in existence, aside from the East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve, due to contrasting goals in other shared areas covered by MAB.

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Quick facts

Country	Poland
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	50.75°N, 15.75°E · view on map

Krkonose/Karkonosze is a biosphere reserve in Poland, in Europe. The details of why Krkonose/Karkonosze is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Poland

Białowieża Forest · East Carpathian Transboundary Biosphere Reserve · Białowieża National Park · West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) · Suwałki Landscape Park.

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