Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is a complementary approach focusing on land-based activities
ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area
Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development
In the EU, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is defined as a dynamic, multi-disciplinary and iterative process to promote sustainable management of coastal zones
‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives
‘Ecosystem based approach’ describes an approach that respects the limits of natural resources and ecosystems

Question 2

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

To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To map stakeholders
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To review coastal and marine management plans

Question 3

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

Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
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 Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’

Question 4

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

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
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a non-scientific organization responsible for the economic exploration of the sea
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders
EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss
Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
EU Common Fisheries Policy was already introduced in the 1970s
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (adopted in 2000) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe

Question 6

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

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