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 ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach
Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism

Question 2

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas
Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'
Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas
Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status
Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified
Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
In 1996 VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) already adopted ‘Common Recommendations for Spatial Planning of the Coastal Zone in the Baltic Sea Region’
Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet
In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘Participation and Stakeholder Engagement’ is false?

An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts
Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement
An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention
Late and unbalanced involvement of stakeholder groups have been identified as major weaknesses in stakeholder engagement within several ICZM case studies
Public participation is a fundamental principle within all EU environmental policies
Public participation can be costly, time-consuming, labour-intensive and potentially create new conflicts

Question 5

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009
In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR

Question 6

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development
‘Ecosystem based approach’ describes an approach that respects the limits of natural resources and ecosystems
ICZM seeks to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives
ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area
‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives
In the EU, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is defined as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and iterative process to promote sustainable management of coastal zones