Junior NGABA received a Bachelor's degree in forest exploitation and wood transformation, M.Sc. degree in wildlife management and protected areas from the University of Dschang, Cameroon, in 2016. He received a Ph.D. degree in forest management in 2020 from Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU). He subsequently joined Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU), where he is currently an assistant professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.