CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Obtain legal permits and validate decision

Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)

Evaluate the need for additional data requirements

Ensure pro-active public information/consultation

Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented

Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)

Question 2

The sectors that have a high potential for sustainable jobs and growth and are explicitly mentioned in the ‘EU Blue Growth Strategy’ in Europe are:

Marine Science: oceans gain importance and require an increasing amount of high-skilled persons

Ocean energy: could fuel economic growth through innovation and create new, high-quality jobs

Marine biotechnology: it is expected that the sector will offer high-skilled employment and significant downstream opportunities

Shipping: low emission ships have a vast market and generate sustainable growth and jobs

Aquaculture: farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants is one of the world's fastest growing food sectors

Coastal and maritime tourism: employing over 3.2 million people, this sector generates a total of € 183 billion in gross value added

Question 3

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

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

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

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

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to the ‘EU Floods Directive’ is correct?

Flood risk management plans and Water Framework Directive river basin management plans shall be coordinated

The Directive requires to take adequate and coordinated measures to reduce this flood risk

Between 1998-2009 Europe suffered 2130 major damaging floods

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 asks for a comprehensive economic assessment of costs and benefits of flood protection

Question 5

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

The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (adopted in 2008) regulates shipping and aims to reduce emissions from ships in Europe

The EU Floods Directive focuses on the assessment and management of flood risks

EU Common Fisheries Policy was already introduced in the 1970s

The Habitats and Birds Directives – Natura 2000 (adopted in 1992) aims to protect more effectively the marine environment across Europe and wants to achieve a ‘Good Environmental Status’ (GES) in the sea

Regional Sea Conventions are cooperation structures to enable blue and economic sustainable growth in regional seas

The EU Climate Change Directive promotes, regulates and funds concrete climate change adaptation measures in the EU and its member countries

Question 6

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

An increasing sea level (1.7 mm/year) changes the shape of coastlines, contributes to coastal erosion and leads to flooding and more underground salt-water intrusion

Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas

Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas

Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status

Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified

Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'