Although　the　importance　of　forestry　has　been　widely　recognized,　research　on　the　impact　of　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　on　green　economic　development　is　still　in　its　infancy,　and　existing　research　is　limited.　This　paper　focuses　on　31　provinces　in　China　and　conducts　an　empirical　analysis　using　data　from　2012　to　2021.　It　provides　empirical　insights　on　how　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　affect　green　economic　growth,　thus　addressing　the　gap　of　existing　research.　The　findings　are　as　follows:　(1)　Forestry　innovation　ecosystems　have　a　significant　positive　effect　on　green　total　factor　productivity.　(2)　Mechanism　analysis　reveals　a　significant　positive　effect　of　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　on　the　technical　efficiency　index,　but　no　significant　effect　on　technical　progress.　(3)　Heterogeneity　analysis　indicates　that　in　eastern　and　central　regions,　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　do　not　significantly　impact　green　total　factor　productivity　or　the　paths　of　technical　efficiency　and　technical　progress.　However,　in　western　regions,　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　have　a　significant　effect　of　green　total　factor　productivity　and　technical　efficiency,　while　technical　progress　remains　unaffected.　In　conclusion,　the　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　play　a　significant　role　in　promoting　green　economic　development,　particularly　in　the　western　regions　of　China.　The　potential　contributions　of　this　research　are　twofold:　(1)　This　study　addresses　this　gap　by　providing　empirical　insights　on　how　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　influence　green　economic　growth.　(2)　This　paper　also　investigates　the　mechanisms　by　which　forestry　innovation　ecosystems　impact　green　development　through　various　types　of　innovation,　offering　practical　references　for　stakeholders　involved　in　forestry　and　sustainable　development.　Differentiated　policies　should　be　assigned　to　address　regional　disparities,　with　increased　support　for　forestry　innovation　in　the　west　and　the　encouragement　of　green　technology　investments　in　the　east　and　center.　Additionally,　promoting　technical　progress　through　policy　innovation,　international　cooperation,　and　enhanced　intellectual　property　protection　is　essential　to　maximizing　the　benefits　of　forestry　innovation　ecosystems.