Research Article LandImprovementSolutions:AfforestationandPlantingFruit TreesandShort-TermCropsafterMineClosureinLuongSon District,HoaBinhProvince,Vietnam HaiX.Nguyen ,HongT.Tran,HaT.T.Pham,AnhV.T.Pham,TrangT.Phan , andHoN.Pham Research Center for Environmental Monitoring and Modeling (CEMM), University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam Correspondence should be addressed to Ho N. Pham; hopn2008@yahoo.com.vn Received 22 November 2019; Revised 4 March 2020; Accepted 25 March 2020; Published 8 May 2020 Academic Editor: Amaresh K. Nayak Copyright©2020HaiX.Nguyenetal.isisanopenaccessarticledistributedundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionLicense, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Luong Son is a district to the east gateway of Hoa Binh province, adjacent to Hanoi the capital and the northwest of Vietnam. Against the background of the rapidly expanding natural resources exploitation, a lack of experience in the general man- agement of resources is obvious. e problem of serious environmental pollution occurs due to the increase of mining activities. is is especially true in mining areas located near fast-growing urban areas. In particular, after the end of the exploitation and mine closure, there is a need to improve and recover the environmental conditions in order to protect untapped mineral reserves and to keep the exploitation site in a sustainable status. is includes questions of environmental safety and soil recovery within the affected areas. is article deals with 2 types of land improvement and restoration in Luong Son district: (1) designing a method for land improvement by afforestation and (2) designing a method for land improvement by planting fruit trees and short-term crops. 1.Introduction Luong Son is a district to the east gateway of Hoa Binh province, being the focal point for economic and cultural- social exchange between the Northwest Mountains and Red River Delta region (including Hanoi capital). Natural re- sources and labor force are abundantly available. e total natural area of the district is 36,488.85 hectares, divided into 20 administrative units with 3 ethnic groups, mainly Muong. Although natural resources exploitation is rapidly expanding with various types of mining and processing activities, there is a lack of experience in general man- agement [1, 2]. e problem of serious environmental pollution occurs due to the increase of mining activities. Mining processes cause negative impacts on the environ- ment both during operations and after mine closure. Typical negative effects are landscape change, soil degra- dation, and loss of biodiversity, as well the pollution of air and water. Conflicts of land use usually occur as a result of soil degradation. is is especially true in mining areas located near fast- growing urban areas. In such areas, the construction in- dustry has an increasing demand for construction materials such as stone, gravel, and sand. Hoa Binh is a neighboring upland area of Hanoi with various types of minerals ex- traction, having many problems in the management of environmental protection and sustainable development. is article analyzes the status of soil quality at mining areas in Luong Son district, Hoa Binh. Moreover, it pro- vides recommendations for the environmental improve- ment and recovery after mine closure according to environmental protection and sustainable development directions. Finally, proposals are offered for the design of environmental improvement and recovery measures for specific types of mines, using the above-mentioned recommendations. Hindawi Applied and Environmental Soil Science Volume 2020, Article ID 5189497, 10 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5189497