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 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
Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status
The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015
Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border
The WFD wants to expand the scope of water protection to all waters, surface waters and groundwater

Question 2

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Issue Identification’?

Map stakeholders and list human activities
Identify financial funding opportunities for implementation
Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements
Identify potential issues
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed
Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis

Question 3

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
In the EU, aquaculture accounts for about 20% of fish production and directly employs about 85,000 people
CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively
CFP goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair standard of living for fishing communities
The CFP points out the importance of fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation

Question 5

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

Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Are used to support science and policy

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)