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 ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in practice’ (MSP) is true

MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time
MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea
MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management
MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management
MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Are used to support science and policy
Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

To gain a broader understanding of a problem
To explore functional relationships between stakeholders that are affected by a particular problem
To model socio-ecological systems
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem
To map stakeholders that might be affected by an issue
To brainstorm and broaden ones thinking and perspective about a particular problem

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

All EU member states are required to map and assess their ES
Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
ES are defined as the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems
Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES
ES have to be assessed monetarily

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the ‘Habitats Directive & Natura 2000’ is true?

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

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean
The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic
IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region
The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area