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 ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Issue Identification’?

Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis
Map stakeholders and list human activities
Identify relevant environmental, social & economic elements
Identify potential issues
Identify financial funding opportunities for implementation
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed

Question 2

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 EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
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 ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’

Question 3

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
Over 10000 animal and plant species, as well as 2000 habitat types are protected in the EU
The Habitats Directive aims to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements
The Habitats Directive is a core element in implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy
Until 2018, the 28 EU member States protected only 1.8 % of the total territory in 200 single sites under Natura 2000
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

Question 4

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

HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR
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

Question 5

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

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

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 average depth is 55 m
Population in the BSR catchment is about 85 Million people in 14 countries
The Neva is the river with be largest catchment area and highest water discharge in the BSR
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m