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 belong to explicitly mentioned principles in the ‘ICZM Recommendations for Europe (2002)’?

Involving all the parties concerned in the management process
Use of a joint single instrument and law designed to facilitate coherence between planning and management
Development of a legally binding national strategy to implement the principles for integrated management of the coastal zone in every member state
A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations
Regular obligatory reporting to the Commission and an EU ICZM Expert group on the experience
Local specificity and the great diversity of European coastal zones which will make it possible to respond to their practical needs with specific solutions and flexible measures

Question 2

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

Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented

Question 3

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

Three out of nine assessed commercial fish stocks are in good status with respect to both biomass and fishing mortality rates
Around 140 non-indigenous species have so far been recorded in the Baltic Sea
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
Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances
In 1992, HELCOM listed 162 major pollution hot spots in the Baltic Sea Region. In 2019, 19 industrial hot spots and 23 municipal or combined municipal and industrial sites still existed
12 % of the Baltic Sea is protected through marine protected areas and the Baltic Sea is worldwide leading in this respect

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea
IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean

Question 5

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

Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks
The EU Climate Change Directive promotes, regulates and funds concrete climate change adaptation measures in the EU and its member countries
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
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

Question 6

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

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