CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

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

Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed

Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements

Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis

Identify potential issues

Identify financial funding opportunities for implementation

Map ecosystem services and stakeholder preferences

Question 2

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

Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status

Biological quality elements (fish, benthic, invertebrates, aquatic flora) are used to describe the good ecological status of water bodies

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

The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015

The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins

Question 3

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

Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas

Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas

Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'

Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas

Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified

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

Question 4

The sectors that have a high potential for sustainable jobs and growth and are explicitly mentioned in the ‘EU Blue Growth Strategy’ in Europe are:

Seabed mining: has the potential to generate sustainable growth and jobs for future generations

Marine biotechnology: it is expected that the sector will offer high-skilled employment and significant downstream opportunities

Ocean energy: could fuel economic growth through innovation and create new, high-quality jobs

Coastal and maritime tourism: employing over 3.2 million people, this sector generates a total of € 183 billion in gross value added

Shipping: low emission ships have a vast market and generate sustainable growth and jobs

Marine Science: oceans gain importance and require an increasing amount of high-skilled persons

Question 5

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

A maritime spatial plan should take into account the ecosystem-based approach

Benefits of MSP are to encourage investment

Benefit of MSP is the provision of a joint guideline that has to be implemented in each EU member state until 2023

A maritime spatial plan should take into account land-sea interactions

The EU MSP Platform is the international agency for implementing EU Maritime Spatial Planning

Maritime spatial planning and marine spatial planning is largely the same

Question 6

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

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

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.

The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’

In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus

The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM

The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014