Stakeholders in Tanzania are working on REDD through national programme development, awareness raising, advocacy and project implementation. As part of this, nine REDD pilot projects are being supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, and are being implemented by civil society organizations and their partners. These projects cover different regions of Tanzania, and have diverse aims and approaches. Some are focused primarily on REDD readiness activities, such as establishing permanent monitoring plots and carbon baselines, and training government staff and community members in carbon monitoring, reporting, assessment, and verification (MARV). Others are facilitating performance-based payments to forest community members. Some are working in community owned forests, while others are in joint forest management areas. Several are helping communities design benefit sharing mechanisms for anticipated REDD revenues.