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

For what purpose can the ‘DPSIR/DAPSI(W)RM Framework’ be applied within coastal and marine management?

To assess progress towards sustainability
To review coastal and marine management plans
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To map stakeholders

Question 2

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

Assess the system state and identify external hazards
List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘State of ICZM (in Europe)’ is true?

Major ideas of ICZM are widely accepted and aspects are included in most recent strategic and policy documents and directives
ICZM still suffers from weaknesses, such as insufficient political and legal status or the lack of a consistent and applicable process for practitioners and policy makers
To strengthen ICZM, a guided, systematic, stepwise, user-friendly approach is necessary
The Barcelona Convention with its Protocol on ICZM re-vitalized ICZM in Europe and caused the implementation of several national and regional ICZM plans
The problems in our coastal zones are largely solved and the competition for space is successfully addressed by maritime spatial planning
The EC-Directive on ‘establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning’ of 2014 includes major ICZM elements

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)’ is wrong?

Being a minor fishing power, and a relatively small single market for fisheries products in the world, the EU is mainly observer in a number of international organisations
Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters
CFP goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair standard of living for fishing communities
CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively
The CFP points out the importance of fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment
The CFP aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable and that they provide a source of healthy food

Question 5

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Assessment’?

Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information
Conduct stakeholder meetings
Assess the institutional system arrangements
Carry out a systematic policy assessment
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool

Question 6

Which of the following statements belong to explicitly mentioned principles in the ‘ICZM Recommendations for Europe (2002)’?

A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations
Use of a joint single instrument and law designed to facilitate coherence between planning and management
Regular obligatory reporting to the Commission and an EU ICZM Expert group on the experience
Development of a legally binding national strategy to implement the principles for integrated management of the coastal zone in every member state
Adaptive management during a gradual process which will facilitate adjustment as problems and knowledge develop
Involving all the parties concerned in the management process