Some of the endemics have also been recorded from p ramos surrounding the Bogot high plain. Endemic species have been reported as well in the uppermost dwarf forests and include Diplostephium fosbergii, Habracanthus cleefii and Miconia cleefii . A complete record is not available yet for the forest zone, which has been poorly explored. A number of useful species occur in the region. There is apparently some commercial logging on the western slope, where forest is being converted to cattle pastures.
Forests are particularly important in providing fuelwood.
Both the p ramo and the Andean forests contain many species for local medicinal use. A thorough ethnobotanical survey is lacking, as well as a systematic screening of species for commercial drugs. The core area of El Nevado de Sumapaz contains important resources of limestone and some coal. There are several regionally endemic animals, such as mammals and lizards. The P ramo de Sumapaz is also an important migration route for exchange of fauna between the western and eastern slopes.