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 related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

The Directive regulates the relationship between nature protection and flood protection (e.g. sand nourishments)
All assessments, maps and plans prepared shall be made available to the public
The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas
Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated
Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods
The Directive asks for a comprehensive economic assessment of costs and benefits of flood protection

Question 2

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

The first BWD was adopted already in 1976
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
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
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment

Question 3

Which of the following is a target of the ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy’?

Minimize human-induced eutrophication
Protect species and habitats
Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier
Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Combat invasive alien species
Ensure sea-floor integrity

Question 4

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

Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
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
The ES concept has been integrated in all EU coastal and marine policies
ES have to be assessed monetarily
All EU member states are required to map and assess their ES

Question 5

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

Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool
Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Evaluate the need to re-iterate the Systems Approach Framework
Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone
Assess if the objectives were reached

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

RSC shall support the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean
The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea
IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area