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171 UDC 81'27:504.03 Tetiana Markulchak Master‘s degree student (second level of higher education) of the Geography Department Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ukraine Scientific Supervisor: Lyubov Zablotska Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences associate professor of the Foreign Languages Department Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine ENGLISH AS AMEDIUM FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION Abstract. English has become the main language of global environmental communication. This article examines how English is used in scientific research, climate diplomacy, and environmental activism. The study shows that while English helps countries work together on environmental issues, its dominance also creates serious problems: researchers and diplomats who speak other languages are put at a disadvantage, and indigenous environmental knowledge risks being ignored. The article argues that a more inclusive approach to language in international environmental cooperation is both necessary and achievable. Keywords: english as a lingua franca, environmental communication, climate diplomacy, ecological terminology, scientific publishing, indigenous knowledge, language policy. 1. INTRODUCTION Solving global environmental problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation, requires countries to work closely together. For this cooperation to succeed, scientists, government officials, and international