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 about the ‘Habitats Directive & Natura 2000’ is true?

Nature reserves, national parks or other nationally or regionally protected sites are automatic Natura 2000 sites and are managed jointly under the Habitats Directive
The Habitats Directive aims to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements
Over 10000 animal and plant species, as well as 2000 habitat types are protected in the EU
The Habitats Directive is a core element in implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy
Natura 2000 sites have been designated specifically to protect core areas for a sub-set of species or habitat types listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives
Until 2018, the 28 EU member States protected only 1.8 % of the total territory in 200 single sites under Natura 2000

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM History in Europe’ is true?

The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
From 1993 to 1995, the European Commission operated a Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to take stock of the existing situation in Europe
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in practice’ (MSP) is true

MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management
MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale
MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning
MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)’ is correct?

The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication
The BSAP aims at a favourable status of Baltic Sea biodiversity
The BSAP provides Maximum Allowable Inputs (MAI) of the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus into the Baltic Sea
The BSAP aims at protecting ground water and rivers
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea undisturbed by hazardous substances
The BSAP aims at a harmonization of national environmental laws

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

Organizing stakeholder participation
Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
Monitoring and evaluating performance
Adapting the maritime spatial management process