CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

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

An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts

Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement

An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention

Public participation is a fundamental principle within all EU environmental policies

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

Question 2

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

A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan

Identifying needs and establishing authority

Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan

Adapting the maritime spatial management process

Monitoring and evaluating performance

Organizing stakeholder participation

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas

Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods

All assessments, maps and plans prepared shall be made available to the public

The Directive regulates the relationship between nature protection and flood protection (e.g. sand nourishments)

The Directive asks for a comprehensive economic assessment of costs and benefits of flood protection

The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk

Question 4

Which of the following qualitative descriptors are used in the ‘EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)’ to determine the Good Environmental Status

Non-indigenous species introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystems

Emission from shipping are reduced to a level that does not cause harm to the environment

Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects

Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that do not adversely affect the marine environment

Bathing water quality does not pose any risk to the population

Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems

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 Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean

The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region

The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea

Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area

RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes

Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations

Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option

Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty

Include tools that are applied to support participation processes

Are used to support science and policy