CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism

Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach

Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool

Assess if the objectives were reached

Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone

Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework

Question 2

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

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

A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations

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

Involving all the parties concerned in the management process

Regular obligatory reporting to the Commission and an EU ICZM Expert group on the experience

Question 3

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

Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option

Are used to support science and policy

Include tools that are applied to support participation processes

Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty

Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes

Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations

Question 4

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

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

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

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

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)’ is wrong?

The CFP points out the importance of fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment

Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters

Being a minor fishing power, and a relatively small single market for fisheries products in the world, the EU is mainly observer in a number of international organisations

CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively

In the EU, aquaculture accounts for about 20% of fish production and directly employs about 85,000 people

CFP goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair standard of living for fishing communities

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to ‘The Baltic Sea Region (BSR)’ is wrong?

Water residence time in the Baltic Sea is about 30 years

The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)

The Baltic Sea surface area is about 420,000 km²

The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m

The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world

The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²