To realize the value of ecological products

the current challenges are the lack of capital investment

the lack of driving forces for ecological product market to expand and enhance

and the lack of potential investors. Green finance-based value realization of ecological products plays a key role in attracting mainstream investors

scaling up investments and enhancing the provision of advanced ecological products. To explore the mechanism to promote the value realization of ecological products with green finance

this study first clarifies the fundamental conditions for green finance-based value realization of ecological products. It also elaborates the green finance-based value realization process into four stages

which are ecological product accounting

property rights clarification

commodification and ecological product market financialization. It is expected that this 4-stage framework could provide a logical matrix for practical innovation in the value realization of ecological products

and for the summary of localized rules in green finance-based value realization of ecological products. On the basis of a series of case studies in green finance-based value realization

this paper further identifies challenges faced by this inter-disciplinary research area. This study presents the mechanisms required to promote the systematic development of ecological product supply by using green finance’s functions of resource allocation

risk management and market pricing.