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 ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

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
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option

Question 2

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

On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied
On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low
Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures
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
Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level

Question 3

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

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
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
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
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus

Question 4

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Assess the system state and identify external hazards
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the ‘Habitats Directive & Natura 2000’ is true?

Nature reserves, national parks or other nationally or regionally protected sites are automatic Natura 2000 sites and are managed jointly under the Habitats Directive
Until 2018, the 28 EU member States protected only 1.8 % of the total territory in 200 single sites under Natura 2000
The Habitats Directive is a core element in implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy
The Habitats Directive aims to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements
Natura 2000 sites have been designated specifically to protect core areas for a sub-set of species or habitat types listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives
Over 10000 animal and plant species, as well as 2000 habitat types are protected in the EU

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Assessment’?

Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Assess the institutional system arrangements
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool