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 ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

The EU Climate Change Directive promotes, regulates and funds concrete climate change adaptation measures in the EU and its member countries
The Habitats and Birds Directives – Natura 2000 (adopted in 1992) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe and wants to achieve a ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) in the sea
Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe
EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
ES have to be assessed monetarily
Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES
All EU member states are required to map and assess their ES
Indirect benefits (e.g. regulation of water supply and quality, nutrient cycling) are not considered to be ES

Question 3

Which of the following is a target of the ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy’?

Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier
Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood
Maintain and restore ecosystems
Combat invasive alien species
Ensure sea-floor integrity

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge

Question 5

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Adapting the maritime spatial management process
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Monitoring and evaluating performance
Organizing stakeholder participation
Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)’ is correct?

The BSAP aims at a harmonization of national environmental laws
The BSAP provides Maximum Allowable Inputs (MAI) of the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus into the Baltic Sea
The BSAP aims at protecting ground water and rivers
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication
The BSAP aims at environmentally friendly maritime activities
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea undisturbed by hazardous substances