Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about ‘Participation and Stakeholder Engagement’ is false?

Participation is a process in which the concerns, needs and values of the public are incorporated into decision making
An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention
An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts
Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement
Late and unbalanced involvement of stakeholder groups have been identified as major weaknesses in stakeholder engagement within several ICZM case studies
Public participation is a fundamental principle within all EU environmental policies

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

The implementation of flood protection measures has to be accompanied by an ecosystem service assessment
The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas
The Directive regulates the relationship between nature protection and flood protection (e.g. sand nourishments)
The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk
All assessments, maps and plans prepared shall be made available to the public
Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods

Question 4

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

In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
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 United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002

Question 5

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

Around 140 non-indigenous species have so far been recorded in the Baltic Sea
The assessment of fish from a biodiversity perspective indicates good status in about half of the assessed coastal areas
Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances
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
In 2009, about 13 wind farms existed in the Baltic Sea. Until 2030 the number could increase to 67 offshore wind farms

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’
EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR