CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region

In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’

In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994

The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database

In 1996 VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) already adopted ‘Common Recommendations for Spatial Planning of the Coastal Zone in the Baltic Sea Region’

Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet

Question 2

Which of the following is a target of the ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy’?

Maintain and restore ecosystems

Ensure sea-floor integrity

Help stop the loss of global biodiversity

Protect species and habitats

Combat invasive alien species

Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood

Question 3

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

List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure

Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages

Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management

Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders

Define administrative and virtual system boundaries

Assess the system state and identify external hazards

Question 4

Which of the following qualitative descriptors are used in the ‘EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)’ to determine the Good Environmental Status

Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment

Emission from shipping are reduced to a level that does not cause harm to the environment

Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that do not adversely affect the marine environment

Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects

Non-indigenous species introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystems

Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems

Question 5

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

MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning

MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management

MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform

MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale

MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea

MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time

Question 6

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

An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention

Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement

Public participation is a fundamental principle within all EU environmental policies

Public participation can be costly, time-consuming, labour-intensive and potentially create new conflicts

Late and unbalanced involvement of stakeholder groups have been identified as major weaknesses in stakeholder engagement within several ICZM case studies

An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts