Peatlands are one of the most endangered types of ecosystems. It is necessary to focus on these threatened ecosystems to preserve the biodiversity of the natural environment. Peatland of the Šuja is located in the north-western part of Slovakia, in the southern part of the district of Žilina near the village of Šuja and is managed by the administration office of the National Park Malá Fatra headquartered in Varín. The area of the Šuja peatland is protected since 1983 and covers 10.8 hectares. In 1990, an inventory research was performed by personnel from the Stredisko ochrany prírody Bánska Bystrica, workplace located in Žilina. Dominant peatland species include Carex davalliana, Schoenus ferrugineus, Menyanthes trifoliata, Eriophorum latifolium and others. The absence of proper management measures resulted in degradation of peatland development in some areas. My thesis is focused on evaluation of peatland management measures. The objective was to describe different types of management as well as their advantages and disadvantages with emphasis on the habitat conservation. Then I compare them and determine the best management practise for the respective peatland. I propose to make long-term research, a monitoring project, which would obtain accurate knowledge of changes in plant communities as well as in individual endangered and rare species of peatland after different types of management measures have been applied to the given ecosystems. As the most suitable for the conservation of the rarest plant species and their communities, I suggest manual mowing, which has the least impact on peatland development. However, it is the most demanding practise as long as both labour and resources to perform it are concerned.