The　value　realization　of　ecological　products　is　currently　a　rapidly　evolving　research　topic;　however,　the　definition　of　its　concept,　type,　and　operation　mechanism　remains　relatively　ambiguous.　Operating　in　accordance　with　the　PRISMA　guidelines,　this　review　employs　keyword　retrieval　and　screening,　utilizing　VOSviewer　and　word　cloud　mapping　for　analysis,　in　order　to　reveal　three　primary　research　domains　related　to　ecological　product　value　realization.　Based　on　thorough　screening　and　the　analysis　of　high-quality　literature,　this　study　comprehensively　accomplished　the　following　objectives:　(1)　clarifying　the　fundamental　concepts　of　ecosystem　services　and　ecological　products,　their　interrelationships,　and　the　scope　of　research　on　ecological　products;　(2)　clarifying　the　basic　connotation　of　realizing　the　value　of　ecological　products;　(3)　demonstrating　government-led　approaches,　market-driven　approaches　and　collaborative　pathways　for　realizing　the　value　of　ecological　products;　(4)　reviewing　international　cases　related　to　realizing　the　value　of　public　ecological　products,　quasi-public　ecological　products,　and　operational　ecological　products.　The　academic　contributions　of　this　study　are　(1)　expanding　the　theoretical　framework　for　realizing　the　value　of　ecological　products;　(2)　providing　a　Chinese　perspective　on　global　research　on　pathways　to　realize　value　from　ecological　products;　and　(3)　offering　a　novel　approach　to　revitalizing　regional　economies　and　improving　local　ecological　environments.　Based　on　this　research,　several　shortcomings　and　future　directions　in　this　field　are　identified:　(1)　insufficient　clarity,　standardization,　and　uniformity　in　evaluation　and　measurement　methods;　(2)　the　absence　of　comparison　between　ecological　products　and　urban　economic　products;　(3)　inadequate　exploration　of　multi-stakeholder　allocation　and　coordination　mechanisms;　(4)　limited　research　on　the　role　of　capital　markets　in　allocating　ecological　product　resources.