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 ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

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

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM

Question 4

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
Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
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
Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status
Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border

Question 5

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

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

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