Relevance. The relevance of this study is determined by the development of environmental and pedagogical competence in the training of future biology teachers in higher education institutions. The man-nature relationship must be introduced into the education system as a priority in the hierarchy of values, a component of the versatile development of the individual. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to discover ways and create methods for the development of environmental competence, which require environmental education and orient biology students towards a rational relationship between humans, nature, and the profession of a biology teacher. Methodology. Identification of organisational and methodological conditions contributes to the formation of environmental and pedagogical competence in the process of professional training of future biology teachers. The leading method of study is a pedagogical experiment. Results. The experiment revealed ways to develop environmental and pedagogical competence of students of biological specialities, educational programme - "Teacher Training in Natural Science". The main environmental components of the competence are identified and the motivation for the development of the competence stated in the subject is substantiated. The materials of the study are of practical value in the education system preparing future biology teachers in higher education institutions, through environmental education both for students and educators. Their students live in the modern world, in this regard, the conditions of the environment in which they live will depend on their training. Conclusions. The effectiveness of such studies depends not so much on the identified range of challenges outlined in the methodological literature, but rather on the teacher's internal position in the professional activity of promoting students' environmental literacy. © © The Author(s).
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