What are some economic impacts of deforestation in the Amazon?

Farming has brought wealth, and Brazil is the second largest exporter of soybeans. The mining industry creates jobs. Logging contributes to a huge amount of Brazil's economy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- However, this can reduce the resources the country depends on and its attractiveness, reducing tourists. Rubber tappers (people who extract natural rubber from rubber trees) have lost their livelihood as the trees have been cut down.