The five ways that the Madrid Protocol did to protect Antartica's natural environment are the following: #1. assessing human influence on the environment #2 prohibiting the introduction of invasive species and limiting human contact with endemic species #3 severely controlling the kind of waste and pollutants allowed on the continent #4 prohibiting the discarding of chemicals, oil, trash, or other pollutants in the ocean around Antartica #5 designating areas on the continent as protected zones
