Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Bathing Water Directive’ (BWD) is correct?

The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)’ is correct?

Biological quality elements (fish, benthic, invertebrates, aquatic flora) are used to describe the good ecological status of water bodies
Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths
Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status
The WFD wants to expand the scope of water protection to all waters, surface waters and groundwater
The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015
Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border

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

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

In ICZM sustainability indicators have been applied to assess sustainable development and progress towards ICZM implementation
Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures
On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low
Sustainable indicators provide immediate and concrete benefits for coastal communities
On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied
Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level

Question 5

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

IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region
RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean

Question 6

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

Public participation is a fundamental principle within all EU environmental policies
An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention
An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts
Late and unbalanced involvement of stakeholder groups have been identified as major weaknesses in stakeholder engagement within several ICZM case studies
Participation is a process in which the concerns, needs and values of the public are incorporated into decision making
Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement