The study focused on planning conservation in the Yangtze River Basin to protect ecosystem services. Researchers identified trade-offs and synergies between different services and found that protecting one service may impact others. By using a specific method, they pinpointed priority areas for conservation based on representativeness, complementarity, and persistence. Results showed that optimizing all ecosystem services together is more effective than focusing on each one separately. Positive correlations between services covered large areas, but high-value areas didn't overlap spatially. The study suggests an integrated approach to conservation planning for better outcomes.