FFN Festival Speakers | 2026
About Derek
Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE • Ecologist
Derek McLoughlin is the Project Manager of the Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE Project and has worked in the area of agro-ecology since the early 2000s. He has a particular interest in how we interact with nature and the land, its people and their stories.
Results-Based Payments & Rural Employment
This interest has guided his work with nature and agriculture towards the use of results-based payment schemes, development of employment opportunities in rural areas through nature restoration, and finding the opportunities for people and nature in our environmental challenges.
