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

Question 2

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

Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘State of ICZM (in Europe)’ is true?

The Barcelona Convention with its Protocol on ICZM re-vitalized ICZM in Europe and caused the implementation of several national and regional ICZM plans
ICZM still suffers from weaknesses, such as insufficient political and legal status or the lack of a consistent and applicable process for practitioners and policy makers
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda
The EC-Directive on ‘establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning’ of 2014 includes major ICZM elements
The EU Strategy on ICZM and the subsequent ICZM Recommendations caused a lot of activities all over Europe
Major ideas of ICZM are widely accepted and aspects are included in most recent strategic and policy documents and directives

Question 4

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

Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier
Maintain and restore ecosystems
Ensure sea-floor integrity
Combat invasive alien species
Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood

Question 5

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
Properties and quantities of marine litter do not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment
Permanent alteration of hydrographical conditions does not adversely affect marine ecosystems
Emission from shipping are reduced to a level that does not cause harm to the environment
Populations of all commercially exploited fish and shellfish are within safe biological limits
Bathing water quality does not pose any risk to the population

Question 6

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

The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
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
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process