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 the ‘EU Bathing Water Directive’ (BWD) is correct?

A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters

Question 2

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

Conduct stakeholder meetings
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information
Assess the institutional system arrangements
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios

Question 3

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

Non-indigenous species introduced by human activities are at levels that do not adversely alter the ecosystems
Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects
Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits
Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems
Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that do not adversely affect the marine environment
Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES
ES are defined as the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems
The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
ES can be grouped into provisioning, regulating and cultural services
Indirect benefits (e.g. regulation of water supply and quality, nutrient cycling) are not considered to be ES

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM History in Europe’ is true?

In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
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
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002