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 ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Design’?

List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure
Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages
Define administrative and virtual system boundaries
Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management
Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders
Assess the system state and identify external hazards

Question 2

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows
In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline
Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea
The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore

Question 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)’ is correct?

The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea undisturbed by hazardous substances
The BSAP aims at environmentally friendly maritime activities
The BSAP aims at protecting ground water and rivers
The BSAP provides Country-Allocated Reduction Targets (CART) for each country
The BSAP aims at a harmonization of national environmental laws
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication

Question 4

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

Map ecosystem services and stakeholder preferences
Check if a System Approach Framework is really needed
Apply a Geographical Information System for a final spatial analysis
Identify financial funding opportunities for implementation
Map stakeholders and list human activities
Identify potential issues

Question 5

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
The EC-Directive on ‘establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning’ of 2014 includes major ICZM elements
The problems in our coastal zones are largely solved and the competition for space is successfully addressed by maritime spatial planning
The EU Strategy on ICZM and the subsequent ICZM Recommendations caused a lot of activities all over Europe
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda
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

Question 6

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

Maintain and restore ecosystems
Protect species and habitats
Combat invasive alien species
Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood
Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Minimize human-induced eutrophication