Online Test

This type of multiple choice test will be used in the exam! However, the 'Online Test' does not cover all possible questions! 65% correct answers are needed to pass the test!

Question 1

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

The implementation of flood protection measures has to be accompanied by an ecosystem service assessment
The Directive regulates the relationship between nature protection and flood protection (e.g. sand nourishments)
The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas
The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk
Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated
The Directive requires to assess if water courses and coastlines are at risk from flooding

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a non-scientific organization responsible for the economic exploration of the sea
Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies
EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans

Question 3

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Monitoring and evaluating performance
Adapting the maritime spatial management process
Organizing stakeholder participation
Identifying needs and establishing authority
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan

Question 4

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Issue Identification’?

Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis
Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed
Identify potential issues
Map ecosystem services and stakeholder preferences
Map stakeholders and list human activities

Question 5

Which of the following statements related to ‘Baltic Sea - Helsinki Convention’ is correct?

The HELCOM-RESPONSE group enables and promotes public participation and stakeholder involvement in the BSR
HELCOM sees itself as an environmental policy maker and focal point for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR)
HELCOM sees itself as a developing, supervisory and coordinating body with respect to the BSR
The HELCOM-GEAR group promotes the implementation of the ecosystem approach and supports region-wide co-operation on all elements of national marine strategies
HELCOM funds the implementation of major environmental EU directives
The HELCOM-PRESSURE group controls the implementation of international policies according to the timetables in the BSR

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism
Assess if the objectives were reached