CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

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

Reference conditions are a description of the biological quality elements at high status

The WFD wants to expand the scope of water protection to all waters, surface waters and groundwater

The WFD ensures a water management based on river basins

Coastal water define surface waters between coastline and the national sea border

The programmes of measures were successfully implemented until 2015

Surface water bodies sub-divide transitional and coastal waters and are the smallest management unit of the WFD

Question 2

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

The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders

The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM

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

ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process

The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low

Sustainable indicators provide immediate and concrete benefits for coastal communities

In ICZM sustainability indicators have been applied to assess sustainable development and progress towards ICZM implementation

Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures

On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied

Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level

Question 4

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

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

Indirect benefits (e.g. regulation of water supply and quality, nutrient cycling) are not considered to be ES

All EU member states are required to map and assess their ES

Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna

ES have to be assessed monetarily

Question 5

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

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

The HELCOM-PRESSURE group controls the implementation of international policies according to the timetables in 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

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

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas

Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas

Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified

An increasing sea level (1.7 mm/year) changes the shape of coastlines, contributes to coastal erosion and leads to flooding and more underground salt-water intrusion

Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'

Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status