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 ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

Indicator-based sustainability assessments of sustainability are required by the MSP Directive
On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied
Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures
Sustainable indicators provide immediate and concrete benefits for coastal communities
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

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘EU Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)’ is true?

Benefit of MSP is the provision of a joint guideline that has to be implemented in each EU member state until 2023
Benefits of MSP are to encourage investment
Benefits of MSP are to reduce conflicts between sectors and create synergies between different activities
Maritime spatial planning and marine spatial planning is largely the same
A maritime spatial plan should take into account coherence with integrated coastal management
The EU MSP Platform is the international agency for implementing EU Maritime Spatial Planning

Question 3

Which of the following statements about climate change and the ‘EU Climate Change Strategy’ is correct?

A first ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ was adopted already in 1990 and aimed at promoting research on climate change
Oxygen-depleted zones in the Baltic Sea have increased more than 10-fold since 1900
Ocean surface pH is projected to decrease to values between 4.05 and 3.75 by the end of 21st century, depending on future CO2 emissions levels
Several recent model-based studies and expert assessments have suggested an upper boundary for the global mean sea level rise in the 21st century in the range of 1.5–2.0 m
The ‘EU strategy on adaptation to climate change’ adopted in 2013 aims to make Europe more climate-resilient and to enhance the preparedness to respond to the impacts of climate change
Some water-borne diseases, such as vibriosis infections are likely to increase with increasing sea surface temperatures

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994
Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet
In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
In 1996 VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) already adopted ‘Common Recommendations for Spatial Planning of the Coastal Zone in the Baltic Sea Region’

Question 5

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

EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a non-scientific organization responsible for the economic exploration of the sea
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
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge

Question 6

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

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