Eururalis 3.0 is a discussion support system which aims to strengthen the global and regional dimensions in policy impact assessment. Eururalis 3.0 is guided by the recent policy developments in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), World Trade Organization (WTO), Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). Regional and global dimensions are on focus. An important feature of the EURURALIS toolbox is the consistent linkage between economic and biophysical domains and the linkage between global and local scales. Results of the project are the development and implementation of innovative methodologies for policy assessment (e.g. new agro-biodiversity indicator, spatial policies) and the assessment of the impact of the mentioned policies on people, planet and profit indicators.

New aspects of Eururalis 3.0 are:

• the inclusion of strategic EU policy options on the future of the CAP, biofuels (RED) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation policies (REDD). For each of the scenarios the impact of these policy options can be assessed on a set of People, Planet and Profit indicators as well as on land-use.
• new biodiversity indicator is presented that is targeted specifically at biodiversity in agricultural areas
• the downscaling of information from country level to the level of European regions. This gives policy makers better understanding of the relevance of future policy and driving forces for their region and also shows the regions that lead or that lag behind.
• the improved interactivity. Users can themselves browse the outcomes for different indicators and different scenarios. The results will be presented in maps and graphs and with explanatory text.
• the better treatment of trade offs which offers insight in trade off’s between regions, between Europe and other continents (global indicators) and between indicators.

The following topics can be distinguished. For each topic a contact person is listed.
 

	Topic	Contact person
1	The Global dimension	Tom Kram (PBL)
2	Methods for assessment of spatial policies	Peter Verburg (IVM)
3	Measurement of biodiversity in agricultural areas	Koen Overmars (PBL)
4	CAP policy assessment	Hans van Meijl (LEI-WUR)
5	Biofuels and REDD policies	Elke Stehfest (PBL)
6	Quality	Sander Janssen (Alterra-WUR)
7	Web-based tool	Rob Lokers (Alterra-WUR)
8	Publications and dissemination	Gloria Solano (LEI-WUR)
9	General issues	Hans van Meijl (LEI-WUR)