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 facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
Oil and gas extraction is expected to steadily grow in Europe because of new technologies
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe

Question 2

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union Environmental Policy’ is correct?

Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas
The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe
The EU Bathing Water Directive (BWD) defines the monitoring and classification of bathing water quality and the provision of information to the public
EU Biodiversity Strategy aims to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU and to help stopping global biodiversity loss
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) (adopted in 2000) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe
EU Common Fisheries Policy was already introduced in the 1970s

Question 3

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
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Carry out a systematic policy assessment
Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Assess the institutional system arrangements

Question 4

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

ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
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
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
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies

Question 5

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

In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
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 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’

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the ‘Habitats Directive & Natura 2000’ is true?

Nature reserves, national parks or other nationally or regionally protected sites are automatic Natura 2000 sites and are managed jointly under the Habitats Directive
Until 2018, the 28 EU member States protected only 1.8 % of the total territory in 200 single sites under Natura 2000
The Habitats Directive is a core element in implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy
Over 10000 animal and plant species, as well as 2000 habitat types are protected in the EU
Natura 2000 sites have been designated specifically to protect core areas for a sub-set of species or habitat types listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives
The Habitats Directive aims to promote the maintenance of biodiversity, taking account of economic, social, cultural and regional requirements