CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

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

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

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

ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies

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

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

Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone

Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea

Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows

The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore

In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR

HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR

VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR

In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’

EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009

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

The first BWD was adopted already in 1976

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

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

A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016

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

Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

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

Participation is a process in which the concerns, needs and values of the public are incorporated into decision making

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

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

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

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

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

Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna

ES can be grouped into provisioning, regulating and cultural services

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 have to be assessed monetarily