ICBP Warden La Digue Seychelles 1970s
ICBP may refer to: * International Centre for Birds of Prey * International Consortium of British Pensioners, a lobby group for frozen state pensions * International Council for Bird Preservation BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding i ...

International Centre For Birds Of Prey
The International Centre for Birds of Prey, formerly the National Birds of Prey Centre, in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. It works towards the conservation of birds of prey through education, captive breeding, research and rehabilitation. The centre is located at Boulsdon near Newent in Gloucestershire. The Director is Jemima (Glasier) Parry-Jones. In March 2013 a new branch, the National Centre for Birds of Prey, was opened at Duncombe Park in Helmsley, North Yorkshire. History The ICBP was originally established, as the Falconry Centre, by Phillip Glasier as a specialised zoo containing only birds of prey, including falcons, hawks, eagles and owls. It had the aim of educating people about birds of prey and their value in the world. It also aimed to teach falconry Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are ...
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Frozen State Pension
Frozen state pensions is the practice of the British Government of "freezing" UK State Pensions, (that is, not uprating the amount in line with "Triple Lock" on an annual basis, as is done for residents in the UK), for pensioners who live in the majority of other countries, apart from the European Community countries and other countries with reciprocal agreements with the UK. Groups that have been lobbying to remove this discrepancy include the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners (CABP) and British Pensions in Australia (BPIA), which jointly own the International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP). There is also an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Frozen British Pensions in the UK Parliament. Description All British state pensioners receive their pension based on the level of their compulsory and voluntary contributions to the National Insurance Fund. Pensioners resident in Britain, receive an annual uprating known as the "triple lock" – the higher of the increase in ...
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