CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

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

Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border

Transitional waters are partly saline surface water bodies in the vicinity of river mouths

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

The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures

Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level

On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low

In ICZM sustainability indicators have been applied to assess sustainable development and progress towards ICZM implementation

Sustainable indicators provide immediate and concrete benefits for coastal communities

On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea – State, Trends & Challenges’ is correct?

The number of beach litter items ranges from around 50 on reference beaches to up to 300 on urban beaches, per 100 metres of beach

The Baltic Sea accounts for up to 15% of the world’s cargo transportation. The number of commercial ships in the Baltic Sea is expected to double by 2030

Around 140 non-indigenous species have so far been recorded in the Baltic Sea

12 % of the Baltic Sea is protected through marine protected areas and the Baltic Sea is worldwide leading in this respect

97 % of the Baltic Sea area is affected by eutrophication and 12 % is assessed as being in the worst status category

Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances

Question 4

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone

Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows

In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast

Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state

In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline

The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore

Question 5

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework

Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool

Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone

Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool

Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach

Assess if the objectives were reached

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades

Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe

In Europe, shipbuilding and ship-repair industries are expected to grow in the coming years, driven by the demand for new technologies

Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily

The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona

It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs