On the other hand, the abandonment of traditional mowing and grazing practices in the other Nordic countries during the last century has resulted in severe losses of semi-natural grasslands and their associated species. Today, agriculture, forestry, infrastructure development, invasive species, overgrazing, tourism and urbanization put pressure on all habitat types in the Nordic countries (Hagen et al. A changing climate with increasing risks for natural hazards like flooding and landslides may increase the extent of degraded land (Schiermeier 2011).