Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
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
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.
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus

Question 4

The sectors that have a high potential for sustainable jobs and growth and are explicitly mentioned in the ‘EU Blue Growth Strategy’ in Europe are:

Fisheries: since fish stock are increasing again the sector is on the rise
Ocean energy: could fuel economic growth through innovation and create new, high-quality jobs
Marine biotechnology: it is expected that the sector will offer high-skilled employment and significant downstream opportunities
Shipping: low emission ships have a vast market and generate sustainable growth and jobs
Marine Science: oceans gain importance and require an increasing amount of high-skilled persons
Seabed mining: has the potential to generate sustainable growth and jobs for future generations

Question 5

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

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
Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths
Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015
The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins

Question 6

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

In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic 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
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
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’
In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’