Alongside its many beautiful areas of pre-alpine moorland, the biosphere reserve has earned UNESCO recognition for its unique karst landscapes.
The UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch has 46 raised bogs and transitional bogs as well as 68 fens of national importance, spanning some 26 square kilometres in total.
Since we believe preserving and promoting intact moorland is so important, we want to be a centre of excellence for moorland.
Situated within the strictly protected core zone, the «Schratteflue» – the most striking karst mountain in the biosphere – is one of Switzerland’s prime karst landscapes.
In bygone times, local people did not know why the Schratteflue near Sörenberg resembled a rocky desert – so scholars came up with a legend to explain the mystery.