In 2009, Kilimanyika undertook a project for the Royal Norwegian Embassy (RNE) to assist in showcasing Tanzania's REDD work for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, Sweden. By effectively presenting lessons learned from Tanzania's activities relating to REDD, the aim is that other countries present will apply this knowledge when negotiating an internationally-approved, performance-based system for forest carbon trading.

In 2009, Kilimanyika performed an assessment of the lessons learned from REDD activities linked to WWF forestry programmes in Tanzania. Through this work, Kilimanyika comprehensively assessed Village Land Forest Reserves (VLFRs) as well as Joint Forestry Management (JFM) in order to assess which method is more effective for communities. Core to the scope of this project was ensuring management approaches which reconcile biodiversity conservation and socio economic developments on the local, national and international levels.

In 2009, Kilimanyika was involved in developing the Quick Start Initiative for the United Nations UN-REDD program; which aims to strengthen Tanzania's readiness for REDD as a component of the Government's evolving REDD Strategy, and is integrated with other REDD activities in the country. The Initiative is an integral part of the ONE-UN Programme in Tanzania and the Joint Programme on Environment, which has the objective of 'Increasing Funding for Environment Management from International Environment Funding Mechanisms with a focus on Climate Change and natural resource management'.