Marius completed a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Environmental Science at the University of Kinshasa. Since 2016 he has worked for ‘Friends of Bonobos of Congo’, the organization that manages the Lola ya Bonobo rehabilitation center and Ekolo ya Bonobo site (Community Reserve since 2019), as a scientific coordinator. His work includes coordinating and executing patrolling, monitoring, research, and data management and analysis activities. He also works to integrate capacity building of monitoring and ecological monitoring personnel into his research work. He is actively involved in using SMART Conservation Software and Geographic Information Systems to help protect the endangered bonobos that call the community reserve home.