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 about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Are used to support science and policy
Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations

Question 2

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Identifying needs and establishing authority
Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
Adapting the maritime spatial management process
Monitoring and evaluating performance

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Which of the following statements about Sustainable Development and Agenda 21 is true?

The Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century
One sustainable development goal is that states should conserve at least 40 per cent of their coastal and marine areas
The Agenda 21 reflects a global consensus and political commitment but does not include concrete management-related activities
Chapter 17 of the Agenda 21 addresses integrated management and sustainable development of coastal areas, including exclusive economic zones
Sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
The regional Baltic 2030 Action Plan wants to realize a common vision of sustainable development in the Baltic

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

To model socio-ecological systems
To brainstorm and broaden ones thinking and perspective about a particular problem
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem
To gain a broader understanding of a problem
To explore functional relationships between stakeholders that are affected by a particular problem
For business problems

Question 6

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)
The Directive asks for a comprehensive economic assessment of costs and benefits of flood protection
The Directive requires to map the flood extent, assets and humans at risk in these areas
The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk
Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated
All assessments, maps and plans prepared shall be made available to the public