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 ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Ensure pro-active public information/consultation

Question 2

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
Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD
The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015
The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins
Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths
Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border

Question 3

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

The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
From 1993 to 1995, the European Commission operated a Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to take stock of the existing situation in Europe
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’
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.

Question 4

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
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
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
The EU Climate Change Directive promotes, regulates and funds concrete climate change adaptation measures in the EU and its member countries

Question 5

Which of the following statements about Sustainable Development and Agenda 21 is true?

The regional Baltic 2030 Action Plan wants to realize a common vision of sustainable development in the Baltic
Chapter 17 of the Agenda 21 addresses integrated management and sustainable development of coastal areas, including exclusive economic zones
The follow-up ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ was not signed because of differences of opinion and a lack of political commitment
The Agenda 21 reflects a global consensus and political commitment but does not include concrete management-related activities
Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
The Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified
Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas
Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas
Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas
An increasing sea level (1.7 mm/year) changes the shape of coastlines, contributes to coastal erosion and leads to flooding and more underground salt-water intrusion
Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status