SwedBio is committed to integrating a conflict perspective into the implementation of actions and methods, as well as throughout all operations, including management processes, operational practices, risk analysis, and its Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation framework. Furthermore, it is integrated into SwedBio’s Theory of Change to foster positive impacts on sustainable livelihoods and social-ecological systems rich in biodiversity.

SwedBio’s conflict strategy  provides comprehensive and practical guidance on integrating a conflict perspective into SwedBio’s procedures, protocols, and operations. It aims to inspire new ways of understanding the interconnectedness of biodiversity, climate, and conflict as part of SwedBio’s efforts to promote better understanding, knowledge generation, management, and good governance of social-ecological systems for human well-being.

SwedBio emphasizes conflict sensitivity, recognizing that initiatives and actions are part of the context and will influence it, either positively or negatively. This means that initiatives will inevitably impact conflict dynamics, whether or not they intend to. SwedBio and its partners actively evaluate actions to identify participatory and accountable partnerships and how they may affect conflict dynamics and respond to emerging risks and opportunities, adjusting programmes as necessary and demonstrating a commitment to a multi-level approach, flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness. Additionally, SwedBio promotes a conflict-transformative approach and supports its partners’ efforts to address the root causes of conflict, challenge and change power relations, aiming for systemic and long-term change that ultimately advances environmental and social justice.