CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Ensure pro-active public information/consultation

Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)

Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)

Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented

Evaluate the need for additional data requirements

Obtain legal permits and validate decision

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas

The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks

EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss

The Habitats and Birds Directives – Natura 2000 (adopted in 1992) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe and wants to achieve a ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) in the sea

The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe

Question 3

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

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

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

Define administrative and virtual system boundaries

Assess the system state and identify external hazards

Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders

Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators

Question 4

Which of the following facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades

The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona

It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs

Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004

Oil and gas extraction is expected to steadily grow in Europe because of new technologies

Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily

Question 5

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

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

Development of a legally binding national strategy to implement the principles for integrated management of the coastal zone in every member state

Use of a joint single instrument and law designed to facilitate coherence between planning and management

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

Involving all the parties concerned in the management process

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Bathing Water Directive’ (BWD) is correct?

The first BWD was adopted already in 1976

A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016

Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment

Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters

Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae