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Given these challenges, the ACDC hydro research project runs from 2023 to 2026 and explores how to effectively manage complexity despite conflicts of interest in the environmental review processes. We do this through an interdisciplinary collaboration combining procedural and environmental law analysis with environmental governance and sociology research. Jointly, we analyze the legal framework, the collaborative processes and court proceedings carried out as part of the environmental permitting process. Focus is on how the legal framework conditions the collaboration and identifying obstacles and success factors for an effective permit review process. With our research focus, interdisciplinary approach and collaboration, we ensure the relevance of the research for responsible Swedish authorities while contributing to advancing the state-of-the-art research in sustainable natural resource management.