Online Test

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Question 1

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

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

Question 2

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Assessment’?

Assess the institutional system arrangements
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Conduct stakeholder meetings
Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low
On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied
Sustainable indicators provide immediate and concrete benefits for coastal communities
Indicator-based sustainability assessments of sustainability are required by the MSP Directive
In ICZM sustainability indicators have been applied to assess sustainable development and progress towards ICZM implementation
Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level

Question 4

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

Question 5

Which of the following statements belong to explicitly mentioned principles in the ‘ICZM Recommendations for Europe (2002)’?

Use of a joint single instrument and law designed to facilitate coherence between planning and management
Regular obligatory reporting to the Commission and an EU ICZM Expert group on the experience
Involving all the parties concerned in the management process
Adaptive management during a gradual process which will facilitate adjustment as problems and knowledge develop
Local specificity and the great diversity of European coastal zones which will make it possible to respond to their practical needs with specific solutions and flexible measures
A long-term perspective which will take into account the precautionary principle and the needs of present and future generations

Question 6

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

In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database
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’
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 the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region