The jurisdictional approach was chosen with the hope that the high palm oil yields in Seruyan Regency could result from sustainable plantation practices, providing opportunities for independent farmers and other palm oil producers to easily access palm oil certification through the regency. Over nearly 10 years of the process, Seruyan, together with the multi-stakeholder group, has achieved various milestones, including agreements on sustainable palm oil work plans, the establishment of several local environmental, social, and indigenous community-related policies, the development of the regency’s systems and databases, RSPO certification for numerous farmer groups, as well as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at the Working Group level. On October 31, 2023, RSPO officially declared that Seruyan has fulfilled all relevant indicators and received recognition for completing stage 1 of the RSPO jurisdictional approach.