Bridging science and society. This is the motto of the EuroMAB 2007 Meeting. In this meeting participants discussed and evaluated how to promote the interactions between science and society in the context of nature conservation and also how to benefit more from science and technology in ensuring sustainable development. Sharing knowledge and experience at all possible layers of the Society were recognized as the main tool for enhancing the understanding of the MAB concept, thus contributing to its further implementation. Therefore, the regional network of UNESCO, EuroMAB, should be considered as an “available platform” for academicians, technocrats, decision makers, NGOs and local people living in and adjacent to the Biosphere reserves for sharing knowledge and experience and formulating priorities and common activities for the years to come. The EuroMAB 2007 Meeting was organized by the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO jointly with UNESCO MAB Secretariat, UNESCO Venice Office, UNESCO Moscow Office, Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forestry, from 12 to 16 of November 2007, in Antalya, Turkey. The efforts made by Turkish MAB National Committee in the organizing of the EuroMAB 2007 should be also strongly appreciated. The EuroMAB 2007 gathered 123 participants from 32 countries. Ensuring the broadest possible spectrum of participants in terms of their job and position, such as managers or coordinators of Biosphere reserves, academicians, representatives of NGOs, as well as PhD students studying in this field, were highly considered while organizing the Meeting. The first plenary of the Meeting was opened by a presentation of Austrian representative to remind what had been discussed and formulated in the previous EuroMAB Meeting held in Austria in 2005. Further on, the keynote speeches of five eminent colleagues guided the discussions, carried out within the working Groups formed in order to discuss and evaluate each of the chosen themes of the meeting. At the closing session, namely in the second plenary, all participants gathered to share the outputs of the working groups.