Krkonose/Karkonosze, Transboundary biosphere reserve between Czech Republic and Poland.

Krkonose/Karkonosze is a transboundary reserve spanning both countries with forests, alpine meadows, and peat bogs distributed across varying elevations. The landscape shifts between these different ecosystems depending on altitude and exposure to wind.

UNESCO designated the Krkonoše/Karkonosze Mountains a biosphere reserve in 1992, shared by the Czech Republic and Poland. A Czech-Polish Bilateral Board of specialists manages the reserve with funding from the Global Environment Facility. Alongside the East Carpathians reserve, it is one of only two working transboundary management structures under the Man and the Biosphere Programme.

The name Krkonoše likely derives from Old Slavonic "krk" or "krak", meaning Krummholz, and "noš" from "nosit", to carry. The clearing of forests around mountain huts created species-rich meadows kept open by alpine pasture farming, a practice that shaped the landscape visitors walk through today.

The reserve is accessible from several entry points, including towns like Karpacz and Jelenia Góra on the Polish side. A network of marked walking paths and ski facilities makes exploration possible throughout different seasons.

The reserve is one of only two transboundary biosphere reserves where Czech and Polish authorities share management, run by a Bilateral Board of specialists with nine working groups and funding from the Global Environment Facility. Its headquarters are in Vrchlabí and Jelenia Góra.