Jacobus (Koos) Roux

Briza Publications author Jacobus “Koos” Roux (deceased 12 May 2013) was born in Villiersdorp in the Western Cape and trained as a horticulturist, working as Curator of the Drakensberg Botanical Garden in Harrismith until 1984. He was awarded his PhD in...

Erik Holm

Briza Publications author Erik Holm is an entomologist whose fascination with the world of insects began in his childhood. Growing up in Magaliesberg, Erik Holm spent much of his time studying insects and trying to understand their world. He went on to make a career...

Elna Venter

Briza Publications author Elna Venter (deceased 29 May 2012) was a tree enthusiast who served on the Central Committee of the Dendrological Society of Southern Africa intermittently between 2000 and 2011. She was also a member of the local committee of the Outeniqua...

Dee Snijman

Briza Publications author Dee Snijman is also a research scientist at Kirstenbosch. She is an expert on the taxonomy and biology of the family Amaryllidaceae. She has published many scientific papers and two monographs, on Haemanthus (1984) and Hessea, Strumaria, and...

Danielle James

Briza Publications author Danielle James runs an environmental consultancy in partnership with her husband Barry James. She is passionate about getting others excited about the diversity and beauty of South African Indigenous woods. Books by Danielle James Click the...

Colin Paterson-Jones

Briza Publications author Colin Paterson-Jones is a full-time freelance nature photographer and writer. He has published several coffee table books on Southern Africa’s unique and beautiful flora and fauna that combine his long-lasting interest in photography...