To　encourage　the　building　of　a　development　route　for　ecological　civilization　construction　which　commensurates　with　China’s　unique　national　conditions,　early　demonstration　and　pilot　ecological　civilization　zones　should　be　built.　This　study　aims　to　investigate　the　effects　of　ecological　civilization　construction　policies　on　regional　total　factor　productivity,　green　total　factor　productivity,　and　the　methods　of　action　by　using　panel　data　from　30　provinces　in　Mainland　China　from　2005　to　2020.　Our　findings　indicate　that　the　pilot　eco-civilization　policies　have　a　more　significant　effect　on　the　promotion　of　green　total　factor　production,　while　the　effect　on　total　factor　productivity　is　average.　Furthermore,　the　main　purpose　of　the　ecological　civilization　construction　pilot　is　to　improve　the　level　of　green　innovation,　optimise　the　industrial　structure　and　promote　the　allocation　of　factors　to　achieve　a　win-win　situation　for　regional　economic　development　and　green　benefits.　Moreover,　under　different　levels　of　economic　growth,　the　pilot　eco-civilization　policies　have　a　more　significant　effect　on　the　promotion　of　green　total　factor　at　various　stages　of　economic　growth　and　industrialization.　There　are　also　clear　discrepancies　in　how　well　ecological　civilization　construction　programmes　are　implemented.　Thus,　in　order　to　support　high-quality　regional　economic　development,　it　is　crucial　to　continue　to　advance　and　promote　the　pilot　eco-civilization　initiatives.　Copyright　©　2022　Li,　Liu,　Zhao,　Peng　and　Luo.