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 in Regional Seas is true?

In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
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’
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
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 ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone
Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach

Question 3

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

Are used to support science and policy
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
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option

Question 4

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

Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators
Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Assess the system state and identify external hazards
List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries

Question 5

Which of the following statements related to ‘Baltic Sea - Helsinki Convention’ is correct?

HELCOM funds the implementation of major environmental EU directives
The HELCOM-RESPONSE group enables and promotes public participation and stakeholder involvement in the BSR
HELCOM sees itself as a developing, supervisory and coordinating body with respect to the BSR
The HELCOM-GEAR group promotes the implementation of the ecosystem approach and supports region-wide co-operation on all elements of national marine strategies
HELCOM sees itself as an environmental policy maker and focal point for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR)
The Helsinki Commission meets annually and decides on legally binding environmental laws for the BSR

Question 6

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Monitoring and evaluating performance
Organizing stakeholder participation
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Adapting the maritime spatial management process
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Identifying needs and establishing authority