Online Test

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Question 1

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
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 HELCOM-PRESSURE group controls the implementation of international policies according to the timetables in the BSR
The Helsinki Commission meets annually and decides on legally binding environmental laws for the BSR

Question 2

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
Emission from shipping are reduced to a level that does not cause harm to the environment
Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment
Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits
Introduction of energy, including underwater noise, is at levels that do not adversely affect the marine environment
Concentrations of contaminants are at levels not giving rise to pollution effects

Question 3

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

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
In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
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

Question 4

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach
Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone
Assess if the objectives were reached
Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool

Question 5

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

The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014
The United Nations Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 initiated the development of focussed European Union policy on ICZM
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
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 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
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
In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement